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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."
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
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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)
Three-time WNBA champion Breanna Stewart and NBA star Myles Turner are joining forces. The basketball duo is launching a new podcast, "Game Recognize Game with Stewie and Myles," with iHeart. According to Front Office Sports, the weekly show, the first to feature an active WNBA and NBA player, is expected to blend basketball, culture and more. "Just being able to see the game through our eyes - our lens - whether we’re breaking down what’s happening in the WNBA CBA right now or what he’s doing with the Bucks,” Stewart said. “You don’t see the podcasts with the breakdowns right after [games], so I want to do that with Myles [Turner].”
Nick DePaula: FIRST LOOK: The Stewie 5 — @BreannaStewart ’s 5th signature shoe with Puma. The decorated WNBA star has been wearing her newest signature sneaker during the second season of Unrivaled.
FIRST LOOK: The Stewie 5 — @BreannaStewart’s 5th signature shoe with Puma.
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) January 15, 2026
The decorated WNBA star has been wearing her newest signature sneaker during the second season of Unrivaled. pic.twitter.com/qRvatNSq12
Stephen Curry took to the Spectrum Center floor in Charlotte wearing the "Unrivaled" colorway of his latest Under Armor brand Curry Series 7 basketball shoes, featuring a blue, purple and white design. Unrivaled is a 3x3 basketball league founded by former UConn women's basketball stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart as an alternative to overseas competition for WNBA stars during the offseason, which will begin its second season Jan. 5 with a loaded quadruple-header of action.
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Some of these new fans stepped up their support during Unrivaled's Series A fundraising round in March, generating more than $35 million in revenue ahead of the league's second season. One of these financial backers was Stephen Curry, who spoke about his support for the upstart league at the time.
New York Liberty All-Star forward Breanna Stewart said she would welcome NBA commissioner Adam Silver joining the collective bargaining negotiations with the WNBA because "what we’re doing right now isn’t really working." Silver said Tuesday night he's been monitoring the protracted negotiations, and would be willing to join the talks in hopes of getting a deal done that would avoid a lockout or a strike.
According to The Athletic, the league has offered revenue sharing at 15% while the union has proposed 30%. The sides also differ on how that percentage, as well as the salary cap, would be calculated. "We know how important as players it is to play and to be on the court," Stewart said. "But at the same time, if we're not going to be valued the way that we know we should be, in the way that every kind of number situation tells us, then we're just not going to do something that doesn't make sense for us."
Nick DePaula: Breanna Stewart starts the season in the "Night Vision" edition of her signature @PumaHoops Stewie 4s: pic.x.com/yU4w2zS0u3