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The WNBA playoffs continue on Wednesday night with another pair of Game 2s with eliminations on the line.

"A Game 3, the amount of pressure and tension that has built up at that point, I throw everything out the door,” Aces coach Hammon said.

Enes Kanter jumped back into spotlight after watching Wilson's heated exchange with a fan.

Dallas Wings forward Jessica Shepard has won the 2026 Most Improved Player award, the WNBA announced on Wednesday.

Indiana Fever guard Tyasha Harris has been sidelined for the season after suffering a broken left fibula in the team’s last regular-season game. However, she has kept the crusade running on social media to support her team against the defending champions.

Aces star A'ja Wilson will not face any further discipline over her confrontation with a fan during Tuesday's Game 2 against the Fever, a source told ESPN.

Game 1 between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces averaged a 1.2 rating with 2.11 million viewers on ABC. It was ABC's largest audience for a WNBA playoff game, and the third largest audience since 2000. Game 1 of Liberty-Lynx averaged 1.2 million viewers on ABC earlier in the day. WNBA games averaged 731,000 viewers across all networks this season, up 11% from last year.

Las Vegas hosts Indiana on Thursday with the winner advancing to the WNBA semifinals. Here's what could decide the game.

The Minnesota Lynx had 44 regular-season wins, the No. 1 seed and one of the deepest rosters in the WNBA. None of it mattered Tuesday night. The New York Liberty walked into Barclays Center and dismantled Minnesota 87-71, completing a two-game sweep and becoming the first No. 8 seed in WNBA history to eliminate a […]