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.
What should every team be focused on when play resumes after the FIBA World Cup?
Angel Reese had 15 points and 11 rebounds to break a WNBA record with her 29th double-double this season, and the Atlanta Dream defeated the league-leading Minnesota Lynx 89-81 on Sunday afternoon in their last game before the FIBA World Cup break.
The United States is looking for its fifth-straight win at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
WNBAAngel Reese. | Christina Merrion. There’s a truism in basketball that the first home game after a long road trip feels like another road game. The Atlanta Dream proved the validity of that idea on Friday night, with a flat performance resulting in a nearly 20-point loss to the Portland Fire. On Sunday afternoon, re-acclimated and agitated, the real Dream returned. Or, maybe the realest Dream. For the second-straight season, the Dream secured the season series win over the Minnesota Lynx, prev...
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...
Reese breaks the tie with Alyssa Thomas, who had 28 double-doubles in 2023.
As the WNBA enters the FIBA World Cup break, teams are getting some rest and preparing for a final playoff push.
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...
Team USA women's basketball hasn't lost a game at the Olympics or World Cup since 2006. Think the FIBA World Cup will be a cakewalk? Think again.
Enes Kanter Freedom has taken his fight over WNBA eligibility rules directly to Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. The former NBA center challenged Engelbert to a “peace summit” moderated by his friend Caitlyn Jenner, asking the WNBA commissioner to sit down and discuss the league’s rules.
The 2026 All-Star voting briefly got caught up in controversy after players’ verdict on Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever star was ranked 11th in the players’ vote in the All-Star voting, outraging former players like Candace Parker, who cited ‘insecurity’ as the reason behind players not selecting Clark.