Basketball NewsWednesday, Aug 12, 2026

Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoAug 11, 7:49 AM ET

The WNBA was already navigating one controversy over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports when two former NBA players decided to test the league’s own rulebook. Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White each declared themselves eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft, pointing to a gap in the league’s eligibility language that nobody had bothered to close.

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Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoAug 12, 7:17 AM ET

Caitlin Clark is now averaging 21.7 points and 8.2 assists per game this season.

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Publisher:Bullets ForeverOutlet infoAug 12, 11:07 AM ET

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: Alexandre Sarr #20 of the Washington Wizards dunks the ball during the game against the Atlanta Hawks during a 2025-26 Emirates NBA Cup game on November 25, 2025 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/N...

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Publisher:Nets DailyOutlet infoAug 12, 6:19 AM ET

Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The New York Liberty lost to the Indiana Fever 106-92 on Tuesday evening, but it wasn’t really that close. Indiana led by 21 toward the end of the first half, and though the Liberty did cut the deficit to a single-digit in the second half, the Fever quickly regained control. New York had won seven games in eight tries entering this one, but against a particularly soft schedule. They beat a Dallas Wings team wit...

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Publisher:Mavs MoneyballOutlet infoAug 12, 7:00 AM ET

Jason Terry got a tattoo of the Larry O’Brien trophy the day before a Dallas Mavericks preseason game the year they won the NBA Finals. Everyone knows the story. It’s not just something people in Dallas talk about, it’s one of those NBA anecdotes that’ll be passed around for as long as the sport of basketball is relevant. “It’s a legend. Folklore, I call it,” Terry told Mavs Moneyball’s Mike Taddow back in 2019. “When he first got the tattoo, I said he was crazy,” DeShawn Stevenson said at th...

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Publisher:Yahoo Sports WNBAOutlet infoAug 12, 7:39 AM ET

Kelsey Mitchell led the way for the home squad with 28 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Caitlin Clark broke her own record for most games with 20+ points and 10+ assists in WNBA history. Mitchell and Clark are currently the second and third leading scorers in the WNBA, respectively.