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Will Team USA go all out or play with caution in Olympic tune-up? In a first, Clark and Reese will play together on Team WNBA.
Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman12
Ionescu won last year's contest and went up against Stephen Curry in a first-of-its-kind 3-point competition in February.
Alex Andrejev190
Jonquel Jones led all scorers with a career-high 34 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Ben Pickman32
Connecticut started the season 9-0, the seventh team in WNBA history to do so, before losing to New York on Saturday.
Sabreena Merchant24
Angel Reese's near double-double propels Chicago Sky over New York Liberty.
Ben Pickman31
Let's be clear: Clark deserves every endorsement deal she's offered. Her appeal as an influencer is heightened by several key factors.
Jim Trotter1394
Curry won a 3-point championship belt that looks like a boxing or pro wrestling title belt, with goats on each side of the buckle.
The Athletic Staff180
Ionescu, who once dreamed of being the best in her basketball-crazed family, couldn’t dream about her own shoe line that NBA players wear.
James Boyd45
Entering Wednesday, Curry is averaging 28 points per game on 46.4 percent shooting from the floor and 42.1 percent from 3.
Lukas Weese151
Ionescu will shoot from the WNBA-mandated 3-point line, but said, 'I’ll shoot from the NBA line' on Tuesday.
Sabreena Merchant and Lauren Merola107
Curry previously hinted at the possibility of squaring off against Ionescu.
Shams Charania and Alex Andrejev127
For a team assembled to beat the Aces, the Liberty have so far disappointed and failed to compete.
Ben Pickman8
The Aces beat the Liberty 98-81 in their first meeting on June 29
Sabreena Merchant and The Athletic Staff15
The 2023 WNBA All-Star Game will tip off Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman32
This marks the third cover in the NBA 2K franchise that will feature a WNBA player.
Ben Pickman and The Athletic Staff62
Ionescu, 25, was the No. 1 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft. She earned her first All-Star nod last season.
Sabreena Merchant and The Athletic Staff7
With Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot, the Liberty are aiming for their first WNBA championship.
Ben Pickman6
Breanna Stewart made her decision. What other players have made big moves?
Shannon Ryan2
Instead of playing overseas, some WNBA players are joining college coaching staffs in the offseason.
Sabreena Merchant8
"Every WNBA team should have a three-on-three team." Could it be the G League for women?