It’s no coincidence that the Indiana Fever feature prominently in the WNBA’s 2024 television and streaming schedule released on Wednesday. The Fever own the No. 1 overall pick in Monday’s 2024 WNBA Draft and are widely expected to select Iowa
The WNBA agreed to a contract extension with Prime Video, giving it exclusive streaming rights for 21 WNBA games each season, the two announced Friday. Terms were not announced, but Variety reported the extension covers the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
Eight-time All-Star center Brittney Griner has re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury. The WNBA did not disclose terms of the contract late Friday night. However, multiple media outlets reported the free agent was given a one-year deal that the Mercury officially
USA Basketball announced the 14 players invited to training camp for the women’s national team on Thursday and it included one college player — Iowa star Caitlin Clark. The training camp is set for April 3-5 in Cleveland, and Clark’s
The Seattle Storm signed free agent guard Victoria Vivians on Monday. Terms were not disclosed. Vivians, 29, played five WNBA seasons with the Indiana Fever, who drafted her in the first round in 2018. She made a career-high 38 appearances
Flipping channels between The H Town Asterix’s vs Texas Rangers game and some WNBA Championship Action. Womens (No Basketball Allowed) championship game was Doin’ It Live. Of course The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball finest and one of my many Instagram follows #20 aka Sabrina Ionescu of the NY Liberty and #30 Breanna Stewart just could not overcome the Vegas (Vegas Baby Vegas) Aces making their run for a 2nd straight WNBA championship.
Since last Friday, the WNBA has received an abnormal amount of coverage by the press & social media. Bleacher Brothers Network has been no different. The extra media attention has been specific to one player; Brittney Griner.
America isn’t for Brittney Griner. She just lived there, benefited from American society, and was able to professionally play basketball. America was the land of slavery, intolerance, and historical systematic racism & prejudice.
Hearing the national anthem, it definitely hit different,” she said. “It’s like when you go to the Olympics, you’re sitting there, about to get gold put on your neck, the flags are going up, and the anthem is playing. It just hits different.”
This was the quote from WNBA star Brittney Griner after participating in the national anthem following her first game back since her lengthy & well-documented absence from the women’s basketball league.