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Nikola Jokic is right: the Denver Nuggets need changes

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It was a grim exit from the NBA Playoffs for the Denver Nuggets. Nikola Jokic knew it too. While he urged against panic, the greatest player in the game today said change is needed. That’s easy to say but making it happen, necessary as it is, won’t be easy, writes Emmet Ryan. The Denver Nuggets […] The post Nikola Jokic is right: the Denver Nuggets need changes appeared first on BallinEurope.

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European basketball is wasting its biggest nights

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It’s a great time of year if you’re a basketball fan. All four of the pan-continental competitions have either reached or are hitting their climaxes. Yet all involved with the Euroleague, the Basketball Champions League, Eurocup, and the FIBA Europe Cup missed opportunities. Emmet Ryan on why scheduling collaboration is needed. It’s a simple problem […] The post European basketball is wasting its biggest nights appeared first on BallinEurope.

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Real Madrid turn crisis into control

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No Edy, no problem. Real Madrid reminded us just how capable they are of adapting, even without Walter Tavares. On Friday night, missing arguably their most important player, they just plain decided they would beat Hapoel Tel Aviv in Game 2 of the Euroleague playoffs. Emmet Ryan on the sheer inevitability of Los Blancos. Losing […] The post Real Madrid turn crisis into control appeared first on BallinEurope.

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WNBA team valuations: Valkyries, Liberty, Fever lead most valuable women's basketball franchises in 2026

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Every WNBA team was given a valuation. For the second year in a row, the same team stands atop the list. Here is the full list of every team's value.

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How former UConn stars Azzi Fudd, Serah Williams performed in WNBA preseason debuts

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In her first preseason WNBA game with the Dallas Wings, former UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd got her ‘welcome to the league’ moment from the referees. Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, came out strong and hit her first shot as a pro less than a minute into Dallas’s matchup against the Indiana Fever on Thursday night, dribbling into a textbook mid-range jump shot ...

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‘Women’s Sports Now’ on Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd relationship: ‘The WNBA, like all sports, is a TV show’

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The Dallas Wings selected point guard Azzi Fudd out of the University of UConn with the first overall pick of the 2026 WNBA draft. While not a consensus first overall pick, Fudd was a First-Team All-American in her senior season with the Huskies and won the national championship in 2025 alongside Dallas’ first overall pick…

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Why Kiana Williams’ preseason could mean something bigger for the Phoenix Mercury

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PHOENIX — With the 2026 WNBA season just days away, Phoenix Mercury guard Kiana Williams looks to be a potential X-factor for the club based on her early preseason production and comfort level. Jul 16, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Phoenix Mercury guard Kiana Williams (23) drives around Minnesota Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman (2) in the fourth quarter at Target Center.

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WNBA Champion Lexie Brown Shows Rare Appreciation For Caitlin Clark's Fans

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With the WNBA season a week away from starting, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark received some respect from Seattle Storm guard Lexie Brown. Brown, who has been in the WNBA since 2018, talked about the league's rise in popularity during an interview with Fox News Digital. She was more than willing ...

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Caitlin Clark Praises Kelsey Mitchell as Key to Indiana Fever's Success

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Caitlin Clark is adamant that Kelsey Mitchell “embodies what the Indiana Fever are all about.” Clark may be the Fever’s cornerstone superstar, but the two-time All-Star herself will be the first to say that Mitchell is one of the most important players on the squad. A testament to this is that the organization wasted no time in extending Mitchell’s deal during the offseason.

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Liberty Notebook: Chris DeMarco, players talk fine tuning offense, team’s $600 million valuation & more

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Sunday’s preseason matchup against the Connecticut Sun will be the final live opportunity for the Liberty to fine tune its offense before the start of the regular season. In last week’s 109-91 loss to the Indiana Fever, the team — as expected — looked like a work in progress playing in Chris DeMarco’s new system. DeMarco and his players now look forward to getting on the same page with the ...

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NBC debuting new WNBA marketing campaign during Kentucky Derby

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As part of the new WNBA media rights deal running through 2036, NBC will broadcast more than 50 WNBA regular-season and first-round playoff games each season across Peacock, NBC, and USA throughout the deal, as well as seven WNBA Conference semifinals and three WNBA Finals series. The Network’s coverage of the league will feature Zora Stephenson, Noah Eagle,…

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Lexie Brown Voices Opinion on WNBA Shift Since Caitlin Clark’s Arrival

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The WNBA didn’t change overnight, but according to Lexie Brown, it didn’t stay the same either after April 15, 2024. Every now and then, a player enters the scene and changes the way a league is viewed.

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“This Isn’t The Flex You Think It Is”: WNBA Surpasses NBA for the First Time Ever, Fans Can’t Stop Talking

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If you walk back to just a decade ago, the litter of empty seats, 4,674 of 7,000 to be exact, during a Dallas Wings preseason game wouldn’t take you by suprise. Trumped by the NBAs mainstream popularity, broadcasters’ unwillingness to air more than 14 games a season and the overall sentiment of women’s sports being “unmarketable”, the situation was as troublesome as it was tragic.

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