WNBA NewsThursday, May 14, 2026

Basketball Hall of Famers Sue Bird and Cheryl Miller are serving in new roles as NBC Sports analysts this WNBA season, and they shared their early thoughts on the 2026 campaign with the media Thursday. Bird, a University of Connecticut great, is a 13-time WNBA All-Star and four-time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm who retired from the league in 2022. Miller, a University of Southern California legend and former coach at the college and WNBA levels, spent 17 years with TBS covering the NBA.

The Liberty and expansion Portland Fire meet Thursday again at Moda Center after Portland stunned New York 98-96 on Tuesday for the first win in Fire franchise history. Sarah Ashlee Barker won it on a buzzer-beating putback, while Bridget Carleton…

TORRANCE, CA -- Life can go really fast for a WNBA rookie.

Kelsey Plum of the Los Angeles Sparks is one of the most recognizable faces in the WNBA. Plum was selected No. 1 overall in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars, who relocated to Nevada as the Las Vegas Aces in 2018. Plum and superstar A'ja Wilson helped lead the Aces to back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023.

The 2026 WNBA GM Survey was supposed to reveal the league’s top teams, players, coaches, and much more in the eyes of General Managers. However, it ended up reigniting one of the biggest debates in basketball – Caitlin Clark versus Paige Bueckers.

The Fire and Liberty will face off tonight for the second time since Tuesday.

The Sparks will be down to 10 healthy players as they pursue their first win of the season.

Wings rookie Azzi Fudd appeared on the team’s injury report ahead of their upcoming home game against the Lynx.

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers put in serious hours in the weight room this past offseason after winning WNBA Rookie of the Year.

The Fever had some words to say about their guard not named Caitlin Clark

Natasha Howard scored 26 points, including the tiebreaking basket with 51 seconds left, Courtney Williams added 21 points and the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Dallas Wings 90-86 on Thursday night. Howard scored an uncontested layup on a pick-and-roll with rookie Olivia Miles, who had 15 points and six assists for the Lynx (2-1), that made it 87-85. The Lynx secured the win with Kayla McBride making three of four free throws in the last 17.1 seconds.

While everyone wanted to get a look at Caitlin Clark and her teammates' outfits before the game, she was focused on getting warmed up.