Under normal circumstances, taking a two-week break in the last month of your season would not be something that a league or its fans would celebrate. But this WNBA season is as far away from normal circumstances as a sports league can be. Throughout the last six weeks, the WNBA has been in the crosshairs…
Looking at the WNBA schedule and wondering why there’s a two-week gap in games? That’s because from Monday to Sept. 16 the league is taking a hiatus for the women’s basketball FIBA World Cup where a cohort of its best players will be competing with their respective national teams. Players began arriving in Berlin this week with the tournament’s group stages set to tip off on Sept. 4. This break is a standard procedure during any World Cup year, but this season as the pool of international talent
The WNBA enters the final month of its regular season tomorrow. Players want to finish the campaign strong to improve their chances for end-of-season awards.
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