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Sparks legend Lisa Leslie addressed the crowd and everyone in the building, reflecting on the league's essence.

The Minnesota Lynx point guard’s creativity has made an impact in her first pro season and has fans racing to watch her highlight reels

Sunday night featured the two teams that started the WNBA’s journey thirty years ago. But as harmonious as the pre-game brunch and a friendly tip-off between Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks) and Kym Hampton (New York Liberty) were, the game brought the same level of feisty energy on the floor.

The Liberty squandered a 17-point third-quarter lead. They got complacent and it resulted in them fighting with the Sparks down the stretch, only to lose on Nneka Ogwumike’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

The Los Angeles Sparks and the New York Libety faced off in the WNBA's inaugural game nearly three decades ago.

Two ex-NBA players were suspended by the BIG3 after an altercation during the first game of the season Saturday.

The only thing better than the Sparks-Liberty game was the celebration of the WNBA happening around the action.

Nneka Ogwumike was emotional after hitting a game-winning triple for the Sparks on Sunday in the 30th anniversary game vs. the Liberty.

The Atlanta Hawks are going to wrap up play in the Salt Lake City Summer League tonight with a matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies. Like Atlanta, the

Lots of options this year

Khaman Maluach, Rasheer Fleming and Koby Brea each enter Las Vegas with different expectations and development goals.

The Wizards have filled their open two-way contract slot by signing 46th overall pick Felix Okpara to a two-way deal, per NBA.com’s official transaction log. The Wizards made a draft-night trade with the Magic and Bucks that saw them give up the 51st and 60th overall picks in order to move up to No. 46 […]

Liberty players took their seats in the conference room of their hotel here Sunday morning to prepare for that day’s game against the Sparks. They thought it would be a routine game prep.

Its NBA draft time!

There's still a debate about what player should be chosen with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Here's a ranking of every No. 1 pick since 2000:

When Lisa Leslie thought back to the first game in WNBA history, it reminded her a lot of Sunday’s 30th season celebration. On June 21, 1997, she and her former Los Angeles Sparks teammates had brunch, signed autographs and posed for a photoshoot. On Sunday evening, Leslie even took a ceremonial tip-off against the New York Liberty just as she did in that first game. The one thing she wished she could have changed wasn’t the 16 points or the dunk she got hung on because the enormity of the day h

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Malika Andrews, the first woman to host the NBA Draft, calls up to 20 prospects before the show and talks about their big moment will sound.

The Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years had a local flavor.

Just one more day

Who should be No. 1? Who is the best guard after Darryn Peterson? Jay Bilas highlights 11 top prospects.

She was one of the biggest surprises in the league.

The Milwaukee Bucks officially begin a new era after completing their blockbuster trade with the Miami Heat, and with the deal finalized, the team's newest

She got the ultimate praise from a NBA Hall of Famer....

Indiana is back home on Monday.

On May 26, Greg Finberg wrote a 2026 NBA mock draft roundup on which prospect will be going No. 1 to the Washington Wizards. Today is June 22, the day before the real thing. And we gotta update it. So let’s update this mock draft roundup! Well, since May, nothing changed, with the exception of […]

Much like Jaylen Brown, analytics are imperfect.

The wait is almost over for former Arizona star freshmen Brayden Burries and Koa Peat. After leading the Wildcats to their first Final Four in 25 years, the duo are less than 48 hours away from achieving their dreams of joining the NBA. The 2026 NBA Draft takes place in New York City this week, […]

The Spurs defensive specialist will now be an opponent

The draft Gods were ever kind to Dallas in this exercise