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Alexa Philippou: All-WNBA selections have been announced. First team: Olivia Miles, Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson. Second team: Paige Bueckers, Jackie Young, Rhyne Howard, Angel Reese, Shakira Austin
According to Conner, more than 70 WNBA players and 175 NBA players wear A’ja Wilson’s or Sabrina Ionescu’s signature footwear. “Shoes by players like Angel Reese, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu aren’t just being worn by women and girls; they’ve got a wide audience,” said Travonne Edwards, a senior cultural partnerships strategist at JD Sports.
USA are the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup champions. After a tight battle in the first half, Team USA exploded in the third quarter to win the World Cup gold medal 97-79 against France. Despite being down by two points at the half, USA played an incredible third quarter (30-12) and took off ever since. Breanna Stewart dominated for the champions with a double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as she was named the MVP of the tournament. Stewart has never lost a game at the World Cup with a 26-0 record while wearing the USA jersey.
Alexa Philippou: Breanna Stewart wins her second World Cup MVP award, also winning in 2018
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Breanna Stewart said everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if that stops being allowed there are much bigger issues. However, she said, trying to divide teams and players shouldn't be tolerated. “If we don’t allow (free speech), we need to like really kind of go back and look at more things. I think the bigger thing is people are trying to divide us as teams, but also as teammates or as opponents," she said. "This league is incredibly inclusive and what we continue to fight for and stand up against. So, we don’t want to take that platform away.”
At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in women’s sports during last Sunday’s game at Atlanta between the Dream and the Fever. The league later said the fans should have been free to wear those shirts. Breanna Stewart said Liberty fans specifically, but WNBA fans in general, come to games because “they can feel like they can be themselves in whatever capacity that is and we don’t want to lose sight of that."
“Knowing that rallies are happening on both sides shows the platform that the W has and the stunts for attention are just continuing to try and ride the wave that we have,” Stewart told a small group of reporters Saturday morning. “I want Liberty fans and even Indy fans that are going to come here tonight to be able to have this arena be a safe space.”
Mike Vorkunov: Breanna Stewart: "This deal is going to be transformational, and you'll see all the details hopefully soon, but it's gonna build and help create a system where everybody is getting exactly what they deserve and more from on the court and off the court aspects."
WNBPA executive committee members Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart wrote a three-page letter Monday to players' union executive director Terri Jackson, expressing "serious concerns about how the PA is handling the current negotiations" for a new collective bargaining agreement, "including the lack of adequate player involvement in the process." In the private communication, which was obtained Tuesday by ESPN, Plum --- the first vice president of the union -- and Stewart -- a vice president -- requested "a changed dynamic between our PA administrators and the players" and said "we do not feel like we have an adequate seat at the table in these negotiations."
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Jackson shared the letter with the executive committee earlier Tuesday, sources said. It is unclear whether the rest of the seven-player executive committee agrees with Plum and Stewart's sentiments on WNBPA leadership, or whether they were informed before the letter was sent. Sources have indicated that some members are content with the union's handling of negotiations.
Sprite announced the launch of its new co-branded, limited-edition cans featuring select NBA teams and Unrivaled players. Designed with regional pride in mind, the cans celebrate local fandom while giving fans something new to discover and collect.
Through March, all cans will be available for purchase at select retailers across their respective local markets (Unrivaled cans will be available across the Northeast, Las Vegas & Florida markets). The following teams and players are found on the cans: • NBA: Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards • Unrivaled: Can 1: Lexie Hull, Brittney Sykes, Napheesa Collier, Skyler Diggins; Can 2: Kate Martin, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Breanna Stewart
Mike Vorkunov: Wasserman has a number of major clients in the NBA (Evan Mobley, Klay Thompson, Sabonis) and WNBA (Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner) and MLB (Matt Olson, Giancarlo Stanton, Zack Wheeler, Yoshinobu Yamamoto)