Brittney Griner on whether she plans to go overseas to play basketball in the future:
“I’m never going overseas to play again unless I’m representing my country at the Olympics.”
Dawn Staley just talked about the narratives media paint in the way they discuss Black athletes…. and now y’all are criticizing Angel Reese for making a hand gesture.
The fact that Skylar Diggins-Smith, a 6X WNBA All-Star, had to workout in a local YMCA because she didn’t have access to her team’s training facilities.
This morning,
@WNBA
players are standing in solidarity with two high school student-athletes from American Heritage School (Delray Boca) in Florida, after the institution suspended a game yesterday because they wore
#BlackLivesMatter
shirts in warm up.
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Elena Delle Donne said that
@russwest44
was someone who has helped and encouraged her during her recovery process. Delle Donne said Westbrook would come to the gym early on game days and rebound for her.
#wnba
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#wnbatwitter
The
@WNBA
is a step up!
Aliyah Boston (
@aa_boston
) on the transition from college to the pros: “Because you go to the league, that does not stop your NIL deals. You just fully call it endorsements... These brands still want to follow you. Your fanbase does not change.”
Becky Hammon on A’ja Wilson being the WNBA GOAT:
“I’m an old a** b**ch. I played against all the goats. I’m gonna put it out there. This [A’ja Wilson] gon be the goat of the goats.”
Prime Video announced a landmark new deal with the Seattle Storm, becoming the official streaming service of the Storm, and one of the first streamers to hold local broadcast rights with a WNBA team. Approximately 30 Storm games will be available to Prime Video.
TSA agent saw my WNBA shirt and told me how much he loves watching the game, and that the league should get rid of the single elimination playoff format because his team was eliminated 🤣
The Phoenix Mercury have been granted both roster and salary cap relief so that it can carry a replacement player until Griner, who will be paid her full salary, returns home and is ready to get back on the court.
Six-time WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith and Puma have teamed up for its latest women’s collection, Desert Sky.
The capsule collection launches Aug.2 on Diggins-Smith’s birthday, and is her first drop with PUMA.
BREAKING: The WNBA is expanding their chartered flights program for players this season.
It will include:
• Flights for all postseason games
• WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game
• Select regular season games where teams have back-to-back games on the schedule.
My sources told me that the
#WNBA
has officially filed a trademark for “WUBBLE.” That could mean that there will be merch coming soon to go along with the documentary that has started production today.
Top WNBA Draft prospects attending in-person on Monday:
Caitlin Clark
Kamilla Cardoso
Cameron Brink
Rickea Jackson
Angel Reese
Marquesha Davis
Aliyah Edwards
Dyaisha Fair
Elizabeth Kitley
Nika Muhl
Charisma Osborne
Alissa Pili
Nyadiew Puoch
Jacy Sheldon
Celeste Taylor
A teary-eyed
@SkyDigg4
, on competing in her first Olympics:
“I’m proud of myself. I’m proud of everything that I will be representing.”
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#wnbatwitter
SOURCES: There have been discussions with the league about Brittney Griner’s need to travel charter and that players have generally accepted the idea and are supportive of the idea that its necessary for her personal safety, league sources confirm to
@GrlsTlkSportsTV
.
On Draft night, State Farm will celebrate projected No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark by:
Highlighting her accomplishments on a 3D billboard in Times Square.
Having Jake from State Farm attend the Draft to be one of the first to congratulate Caitlin.
Providing a BTS recap on IG.
BREAKING: UFA Natasha Cloud is expected to sign w/ the Phoenix Mercury, sources confirmed to Girls Talk Sports TV.
A 2015 second-round draft pick, Cloud has spent her entire career with the Washington Mystics, helping to bring DC a championship in 2019.
“When we’re given the opportunity we have to be successful. I know the reality is as a Black female if I get fired, I probably will not be recycled. That’s the facts. That’s what happens in this profession. Most Black women...do not get a second opportunity.”
@AdiaBarnes
I will say that Bill Laimbeer is leaving his mark on the league. That makes four current WNBA female head coaches in Tanisha Wright, Vanessa Nygaard, Vickie Johnson, and Cheryl Reeve that served on his coaching staff at some point in their careers.
Angel McCoughtry, Isabelle Harrison, and Didi Richards are all set to star in ‘We are the W,” a new short-film project by the WNBA set to release before the upcoming season.
Ionescu’s shoes were specifically modified to her feet due to previous injury history. A source tells me that Liberty staff will review footage with Michelob Ultra arena security to try to find the culprit.
In her acceptance speech at the Essence Black Women in Sports brunch, Sheryl Swoopes opened up about struggling after retirement from the WNBA:
“I struggled because the WNBA said ‘Thank you for your services, but we gotta move on to somebody else.’”
This is a very unserious question, especially considering the Aces-Liberty finals last season. That series was one of the best-selling for the WNBA on StubHub, grossing the highest sales in league history. Google is free.