Kobe Bryant:
“For people that call themselves basketball fans and say, ‘Well, I don't watch women's basketball,’ ... Call yourself an entertainment fan. Because real basketball fans find the beauty in the game, and there's beauty there.”
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A leader in year-round women's basketball coverage, including WNBA, FIBA, NCAA and Olympic. Part of @SBNation.
- The two best high school players in the Chicago area in 2004, Candace Parker (Naperville Central) and Allie Quigley (Joliet Catholic), are starring for the Chicago Sky in the 2021 #WNBAFinals. 🌤️🏙️
- The WNBA was built by Black women. Yet, when it comes to hiring head coaches or filling front office openings, they are overlooked. Could things be changing? ⚖️ MORE THAN 10 RETIRED PLAYERS who deserve a shot at leadership positions in the league:
- Tamika Catchings is on track to be the NBA’s first female general manager Becky Hammon, meanwhile, is on track to be the first woman head coach of an NBA team. swishappeal.com/wnba/2018/5/16…
- Teaira McCowan with the game winner for the Fever in her FIRST. GAME. 🎉🎉
- It took a fight involving Brittney Griner and the ejection of six players for mainstream media to cover the #WNBA. This selective coverage — while ignoring recent triumphs like the Seattle Storm’s title or Team USA’s FIBA World Cup win — is simply unfair. swishappeal.com/2019/8/11/2080…
- South Carolina’s climb to No. 1 went through 13 ranked teams and they held it for 10 straight weeks — exactly half the season Here’s how undisputed No. 1 @GamecockWBB got there, plus the paths the next seven teams took to their final rankings: #NCAAW swishappeal.com/ncaa/2020/3/18…
- Clean sweep for South Carolina at the Naismith award presentation: Aliyah Boston wins national player of the year and defensive player of the year, while Dawn Staley scoops up coach of the year
- Natasha Cloud joins thousands at Philly protest demanding racial justice, systemic change "Neutrality about black lives might as well be murder." -@T_Cloud4
- Your new #NCAAW AP Top 10: 1. Baylor 2. UConn 3. Louisville 4. Oregon 5. Notre Dame 6. Mississippi State 7. NC State 8. Stanford 9. Oregon State 10. Marquette BYU enters at No. 25 (first ranking since Feb. 2012), Missouri drops out. apnews.com/805b85161cb24a…
- Diamond Miller’s story at Maryland is a lesson in loyalty and one that Terrapin fans will always remember. Along the way of her thrilling senior season, the field behind Aliyah Boston narrowed to just her as the presumed No. 2 pick. #WNBADraft #WNBA #NCAAW
