A'ja Wilson

Team USA head coach Kara Lawson. | NBAE via Getty Images When the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup tips off on Sept. 4, USA Basketball will begin chasing a 12th world title and fifth-straight gold medal. However, the roster that has landed in Berlin looks noticeably different than the one that squeaked past France for Olympic gold two summers ago.  A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum are both out, with Wilson dealing with a back injury and Plum sidelined by calf and lower-leg injuries that alre...

If A’ja Wilson wins the fifth MVP of her career, WNBA legend Diana Taurasi has made it clear that she would declare the Las Vegas Aces star the ‘G. O.

No Offseason Newsletter 🏀 | This is The Athletic’s women’s basketball newsletter. Sign up here to receive No Offseason directly in your inbox. Good morning! It’s FIBA World Cup time. Coming up: 🤕 Wilson out 💭 Your MVP thoughts 🏀 NCAA ruling Planned Pause: Wait, what happened to the WNBA? WNBA fans are accustomed to the league taking a break every four years for the Olympics, but this is the first time the league will press pause for the World Cup, which tips off this week in Berlin and ru...

Diana Taurasi has had high praise for Las Vegas Aces player A’ja Wilson during a podcast with Bill Simmons this week. Wilson is once again dominating the WNBA when it comes to points this season, and is currently averaging a league-high 26.

No Wilson. No Plum. No problem - apparently.

To say NaLyssa Smith was an important piece in head coach Becky Hammon’s starting lineup is an understatement. The Las Vegas Aces forward filled all the required gaps, all while complementing four-time MVP A’ja Wilson to the fullest.

Jackie Young, A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray and Jewell Loyd. (Photo by Ethan Miller) | Getty Images The Las Vegas Aces may have fallen short of a WNBA championship in 2024. And they will be without NaLyssa Smith for the rest of this season. But the way in which they re-asserted themselves as champions last year, with best player A’ja Wilson raising their ceiling through the roof as she ascended to GOAT status, tells me that this is their league until someone takes it from them—and h...

Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Early Monday morning, it was announced that Washington Mystics stars Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron have been added to Team USA’s FIBA World Cup roster, replacing A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum who will be inactive due to health reasons. Both Iriafen and Citron had attended the Team USA training camp in December, with Iriafen also participating in the World Cup Qualifying Tournament in March. But, neither made the initial final ros...

The Atlanta Dream have closed out the month of August by winning five of their last six games, and Angel Reese has been a driving force behind the team’s success. One analyst who’s convinced that Reese has end-of-year hardware coming is former ESPN reporter Cindy Brunson.

Members of the Minnesota Lynx and Atlanta Dream who are participating in the FIBA World Cup. | Getty Images The 2026 WNBA season is officially on pause until Thursday, Sept. 17 as the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup tips off Friday, Sept. 4 in Berlin, Germany. A total of 51 WNBA players fill the rosters of the 16 national teams competing in the tournament, with every WNBA team except the Chicago Sky sending at least one representative. (It’s always Chicago.) The New York Liberty are sending a lea...

Kelsey Plum and A'Ja Wilson will miss the FIBA Women's World Cup for health reasons, with the Mercury announcing that Plum will miss the rest of the 2026 season. Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will replace Plum and Wilson, USA Basketball announced Monday.

Caitlin Clark’s truthers have to go the extra mile to defend her against detractors. She’s currently in the midst of an MVP season, battling heavyweights such as Olivia Miles and A’ja Wilson while jockeying for position on the leaderboard.

Caitlin Clark is the most divisive MVP candidate in the WNBA this season. She’s in firm competition against the likes of Olivia Miles and A’ja Wilson, and depending on which analyst a fan were to ask, they’d prop up any one of these three depending on the kind of night they had.

During Friday night’s bout between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell put on another record-breaking performance. The Fever defeated the Sun 111-91 dominantly, as the duo has recorded 4 30-point games together in one season, surpassing former MVP Aja Wilson and Jackie Young’s record of two such games. Clark…

A'ja Wilson had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jackie Young scored 23 points, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Toronto Tempo 93-73 on Friday night. Young also had eight assists with no turnovers. Chelsea Gray added 11 points.

Caitlin Clark’s deep-range shooting and record-breaking dominance at Iowa brought unprecedented attention to women’s college basketball. Since entering the WNBA, she has continued to do the same.

The WNBA regular season is nearing its conclusion, and with the defending champions Las Vegas Aces still out there defending their title, A’Ja Wilson is expected to defend her crown as the league’s MVP. However, the road to a record-breaking five MVP honors is a bumpy one, with the likes of Olivia Miles, Caitlin Clark, [...]

The Las Vegas Aces (26-13) have struggled to keep pace with the Minnesota Lynx and Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA standings, but A’ja Wilson continues to cruise toward her third straight MVP Award and fifth overall. While Olivia Miles and Caitlin Clark both have compelling cases, the superstar forward is widely regarded as the heavy favorite. […] The post Is A'ja Wilson playing tonight? Aces vs. Tempo injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Caitlin Clark is being touted as a strong MVP candidate by many of her fans, right from the moment discussions started getting heavy. However, a large percentage of baller fans are not in agreement with this, with many opting to support other players. This even includes many actual hoopers, who don’t seem to think that [...]

Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell have spearheaded the Indiana Fever’s charge this season, helping the franchise turn into a legitimate contender for the WNBA championship. Olivia Miles has made a similar impact in her rookie year with the Minnesota Lynx.