Jackie Powell (she/her)
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I have covered Women's basketball for @yahoosports , @MSNBC , @BleacherReport , and more. I cover @nyliberty & host @lockedonwbb for @TheNextHoops .
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During the 2023
#WNBA
season, I noticed a trend when listening to Cathy Engelbert. Globalization and developing a global footprint have been top of mind.
For
@YahooSports
, I dug into why the W's globalization goals have been met with some friction lately.
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Sabrina Ionescu and Stephen Curry made it abundantly clear prior to this shootout that their goal was to dismantle misconceptions and stereotypes about women's basketball.
Clearly Kenny Smith either didn't get the memo or didn't pay attention to the press prior to the shootout.
Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller did their best to make the Stephen vs Sabrina showdown brutally awkward and ended it by arguing about playing with dolls for some reason.
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On her way to the arena,
@brittneygriner
wore this sweatshirt. I’m addition to the
@TheWNBPA
’s recent ad in
@nytimes
,
#WNBA
players are taking advantage of this moment, the
#WNBAFinals
, with all eyes on them. (Photo credit 📸: Terri Jackson WNBPA Executive director.)
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President Barack Obama is currently on the phone with the Chicago Sky, personally congratulating them on their first-ever
#WNBA
Championship. Candace Parker is filming this currently on IG live.
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So, for those who don’t know, Ms. Fitz is as
#WNBA
adjacent as it gets. She’s very close friends with not only Elena Delle Donne and her wife Amanda, but she’s also been friends with Natasha Cloud for years.
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I can report that the New York Liberty’s first home game was a sellout. 8,575 people were in the building.
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Stefanie Dolson has outdone herself giving the women's basketball community and
#WNBATwitter
a perfect gift during the holiday season. Via Instagram, Dolson imitated her New York Liberty teammates. Find impressions of Natasha Howard, DiDi Richards, Sabrina Ionescu, MJ and Han Xu.
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Amid all of the
#WNBA
drama from yesterday, some joyful New York Liberty news! It looks like Betnijah Laney got married on Saturday. She tied the knot with her long time boyfriend Jordan Hamilton.
Via Stef Dolson’s Instagram story. ⬇️
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A moment in Lady Gaga history that I still believe to this day completely changed the trajectory of her career.
This moment and this night might have been the most important in her entire career.
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Sue Bird addresses that famous meme of her and Lebron James, which compared their salaries. She explained that the reason for the gap is because of the lack of corporate sponsorship and media coverage that the
#WNBA
has gotten over its 25 year history. (1/2)
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Barclays Center literally erupted when these two were introduced.
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Absolutely HUGE New York Liberty news as we head into the 5 PM hour on the east coast.
2021 All-Star Betnijah Laney is NOT listed on the injury report going into the Liberty’s game tomorrow night in Phoenix. This is the first time this season that NYL’s injury report is clean.
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The New York Liberty honored Sue Bird with a 3+ minute tribute video and concluded the video with a gift presented to her by former Storm teammates Sami Whitcomb and Natasha Howard.
@TheNextHoops
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The
#WNBA
is a league that only can have 12 on a roster. The W is a league that doesn't travel charter. With mask mandates lifted on flights, this puts players at risk. Bc of how contagious Omicron is, hardships are going to be dished out left and right. It shouldn't be this way.
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I ventured to
@DICKS
and what do ya know! Here they are! These were $100 a piece and then there was a charcoal jersey for $250 that includes the HSS patch on the front.
#WNBA
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#Ownthecrown
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2020: 33.3% women head coaches
2022: At least 58.3% women head coaches
A 75% increase. 📈
My latest for
@BleacherReport
looks at how the
#WNBA
reached a majority of women serving as head coaches ahead of its 2022 season for the first time since 2010.
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Athletes Unlimited CEO
@jpatricof
announces that
@AUProSports
Basketball will return for its second season in 2023. I'll be curious to see what other
#WNBA
players will join the action next season.
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So Stewie's signature shoe is on the way. Apparently she's going to see the final drafts or a preview look of it this Tuesday. She hopes that it will be released during this coming
#WNBA
season.
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Robin Roberts asks Maya Moore if she’ll return to the
#WNBA
. She says that she’s been thinking about it, but she still needs some more time to rest.
Roberts announces that Maya and Jonathan’s story is going to be an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary that is premiering this week. 👀
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Azzi Fudd notes that she looks up to Kelsey Plum and her UConn teammate Paige Bueckers when asked about who are her WBB role models. Fudd in particular admires how Plum and Bueckers battled back from major injuries.
#espnWSummit
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"I feel ready. I feel phenomenal." Elena Delle Donne said about how ready she'll be for the 2022
#WNBA
season.
"I'm back. I haven't had pain in months now, thank goodness... I feel like I'm moving again like my younger self."
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I just realized is that Stefanie Dolson won both a gold medal + a
#WNBA
championship within less than 6 months. She also battled COVID I believe before the 2020 Wubble. What a story.
For those of y'all who are saying the Liberty should start looking at her, maybe you are right.
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Mike Thibault makes it clear that he believes every coach and GM in this league would support larger
#WNBA
rosters. He believes it would foster better player development during the season rather than relying upon mostly just overseas.
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It looks like
@A_Hooper25
was a good luck charm for the Liberty tonight. Look at this
@UofLWBB
reunion happening.
#OwnTheCrown
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#wnba
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I guess it’s time to say that I’ll be covering the
#WNBA
for the rest of season
@BleacherReport
.
Each week I’ll examine not only the standings, but the happenings on and off the court each week. I’ll be writing some features too.
Here’s my debut. ⤵️
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An absolutely classy move from Jonquel Jones. Following the loss, she came back onto the court to thank the fans. It’s a heartbreaking loss for the Sun.
#WNBAFinals
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I’ve always called the New York Liberty the
#WNBA
’s version of the United Nations. During the height of the pandemic, that was a little bit less apparent. But I think this has always been a goal for NYL, to get to a moment like this where there’s so much global representation.
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Liberty fans are chanting “Lets go Liberty” and “We want Nika” as in Nika Muhl. Also, Ellie the Elephant is here.
@TheNextHoops
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So I asked Natasha Howard about if she and Sami Whitcomb are joining the 2020
#WNBA
Championship winning Seattle Storm at the White House on Monday. Howard confirmed that both she and Whitcomb will join the Storm in DC for their ceremony with POTUS.
#Ownthecrown
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@TheNextHoops
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This Las Vegas Aces version of the calm app featuring Jackie Young leading guided meditation was wonderful. Quarter 3 here we go.
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Angel McCoughtry talks about the sacrifice that Sylvia Fowles has made during her tenure in the
#WNBA
. She said that Syl should have been making the supermax for the past ten years.
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So it looks like NYC is getting a women's sports bar. 👀 At long last. H/T to
@jmkliegman
who made me aware of this.
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A Sylvia Fowles Dunk in transition was not only celebrated by the Team Wilson bench, but also by team Stewart. That was a huge momentum shifter.
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.
@elliegoulding
’s cover of “Vincent” has been the only thing to keep me sane through all the madness.
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Can report that Jonquel Jones’ intention is to be back in New York after receiving significant interest across the league, according to Jones’ agent. Story TK
@thenexthoops
.
#WNBA
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James Wade gets emotional reflecting on what it means to be a Black coach on the cusp of winning a
#WNBA
championship. He notes how important it is for his young son who came in from France to be able to see his Dad coaching in a packed arena.
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A league source tells
@TheNextHoops
that Jonquel Jones’ contract with the New York Liberty will be for two years on a protected deal that will take her through 2025.
She chose to sign for two years to make New York into her Summer and
#WNBA
home.
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A league source tells
@TheNextHoops
that the Washington Mystics and the New York Liberty are both interested in unrestricted free agent DiDi Richards as the wing makes her return to the
#WNBA
.
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Becky Hammon on when BG returns: "This is something that she might be dealing with her whole life, but I will say this, she's strong, she's brave, she's courageous + she'll be vocal when she comes back. That's the 1 thing that the
#WNBA
has always done is be vocal and stand up."
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Some news: I’ve been informed by Bleacher Report that my contract to cover women’s basketball has not been renewed. I want to thank them, particularly
@ChrisTrenchard
for the opportunity, along with
@BryantKnox
,
@ThatSportsPaige
and so many QCs along the way for editing my work.
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The prospect of Beyonce and Jay-Z watching a Liberty game at Barclays this summer is something Betnijah Laney has been speaking into existence. Something, that when it happens, will be a major marker of the
#WNBA
's continuous upward trajectory into the pop culture space.
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.
@CathyEngelbert
mentioned that in 2021 the
#WNBA
will have an All-Star game, a Commissioner's cup, and a 25th-anniversary celebration to plan.
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A league source tells
@TheNextHoops
that Han Xu, the 6'9 center from China, has reported to Liberty training camp. The last time Han played for New York was in 2019 under head coach Katie Smith. This will be Han's first time playing a full
#WNBA
season at the Barclays Center.
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The
@nyliberty
are painting the town white and rose gold. Or rather they want Brooklyn to know that the 2023
#WNBAPlayoffs
are officially here.
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The Phoenix Mercury players declined to come the the postgame press conference. We asked
#WNBA
comms if they are going to be fined. They said it’s an evolving situation.
@MechelleV
said nothing like this has happened in her career covering WBB.
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Wow!!! What stood out to me most reading this was how it was another
#WNBA
player in Candace Parker who inspired Collier and eased her concerns about balancing her career and motherhood.
This is what the W is about: defying what others believe to be improbable to be possible.
Napheesa Collier Is Pregnant! WNBA Star and Fiancé Alex Bazzell Expecting First Child, a Baby Girl
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Watching Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike hug both Dawn Staley and Dan Hughes tells me that there's no bad blood against the coaching staff. That makes sense bc as we know, it's not the coaches who vote.
#Tokyo2020
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News coming out of the New York Liberty following Epiphanny Prince's retirement. The Liberty have hired her as the Director of Player + Community Engagement. It's a hybrid role that will allow Prince to gain experience on the basketball opps side and help in community relations.
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Look who I ran into outside of
@PIX11News
doing promo for her upcoming birthday celebration this Sunday.
@BigEllieLiberty
and the
#WNBA
continue to be everywhere.
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“No human is illegal on stolen land” is what is written on
@AmandaZahuiB
’s back at tonight’s game against the
@minnesotalynx
.
#LibertyLoud
#wnba
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So apparently Betnijah Laney and DiDi Richards are going to the
@ESPYS
??!! And they literally just got off another flight delayed 5 hours??!!!
And I just checked the awards are in New York this year.
#Ownthecrown
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#WNBA
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My goodness I can’t wait for Aliyah Boston to be in the W. 16 and 16 for Boston this afternoon. I ask this honestly, what CAN’T she do? Why oh why can’t she be eligible for the
#WNBA
draft this year. 😭
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It is quite a scene here at Atlantic Avenue. The New York Liberty have pulled out a custom made food truck to advertise their pitches for season ending awards.
The truck is selling Fini Pizza. You can get either a Stew York City Cheese Pizza or pepperoni pie for $5.50.
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Liz Cambage says something quite interesting: she noted that she knows that she doesn't necessarily have the "vet brain". She explained how self aware she is about this. She felt like when Angel McCoughtry went down that the Aces lost a "true vet".
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Following the Liberty’s season ticket holder event which featured a 2 hour open practice and a Q+A with GM Jonathan Kolb and coach Sandy Brondello,
@sabrina_i20
stuck around to do a TikTok with some kids who were either about to or did participate in a Her Time to Play clinic.
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When does she not? Anyway, amid all of the despair I’ve felt due to the news from last night, this song is EXACTLY what we all need.
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Bec Allen posts on her Instagram story that her surgery went well. Based on how she captioned this story it looks like she needed surgery to help with what Basketball Australia ruled was a lung collapse on October 12. (1/2)
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A really beautiful moment here from Liz Cambage, she tears up talking about how much Lauren Jackson meant to her. The question was from Candace Parker.
#WNBAAllStar
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1/ In the Seattle Storm's press release announcing that they had signed Briann January, January herself broke some news.
“I’m so excited to have the opportunity to come back to my home state for my final season in the W,”she said.
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For the first time in four years, the New York Liberty will be going to the playoffs. They will play the Mercury on Thursday night in Phoenix. And ohhhh boy there's going to be juice.
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If this report is true from Page Six, this would be absolutely HUGE for the pop cultural footprint of the
#WNBA
.
It's truly remarkable how BG feels as comfortable as she does putting herself out there after everything she's been through.
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The New York Liberty bussed over 140 fans over three different busses for this afternoon's game. That's why Mohegan Sun Sun arena has a seafoam presence this afternoon.
The Liberty lead 45-44 going into the third.
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“Scheduled guests include Jason Sudekis, Tyrese Halliburton and Breanna Stewart.”
Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi Will Lead ESPN NBA 'Alt-Cast' on Christmas
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Sabrina Ionescu is watching UCONN vs. NC State. She’s a “big fan” of
@MuhlNika
. Muhl has had 13 assists so far in UConn’s 75-56 romp of NC State, and 7 minutes still remain.
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Is it really that hard to apologize and take some responsibility? I understand his argument, but he seemed to forget or maybe hasn’t seen a lot of Sabrina Ionescu’s film. In games she’s often shooting way beyond the 3-point line.
Kenny Smith on criticism of his Sabrina Ionescu comments:
"Much ado about nothing honestly. Most people who know basketball understood…I was advocating for her more than anything else…
…
"My…track record speaks for itself"
Full SAS talk at 22m30s:
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“And that is what we're trying to shine light on because that is how the whole point is to have the opportunity to make that money, have the opportunity to create that revenue in our league and we haven't had a fair shot,” Bird said.
#CNNCitizen
(2/2)
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Or if this year is a Kobe related theme, why not put both Jewell and Sabrina together on the cover just like both DT and Sue were last year I believe.
Both Jewell and Sabrina took inspiration from Kobe and how he approached the game. Jewell's nickname is the gold mamba!!!
Sabrina is great. No shade to her game
But A'ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray earned this cover. They should be the featured stars.
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Stefanie Dolson in her first game back from her ankle sprain takes a picture here with a fan who’s wearing a Chicago Dolson jersey, circa 2019.
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League sources tell
@TheNextHoops
that the New York Liberty have just waived DiDi Richards.
Richards was the Liberty’s 2021 17th overall draft pick and instantly became a fan favorite.
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Oh my god, what's a Dua Lipa....
I thought iggy azalea was something you had to water before Selena Gomez showed up on set.
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INBOX: Absolutely HUGE
#WNBA
pop cultural footprint news coming from the New York Liberty.
NYL and Xbox's partnership returns as they celebrate the release of
@barbiethemovie
during tomorrow's camp game @ 1 PM ET.
Here's the special programing will be happening tomorrow. (1/3)
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A’ja Wilson was just asked about what to expect for the first regular season battle against the New York Liberty this coming Thursday night.
“OMG, a whole bunch of drama you know. It’s the battle of the super teams, everyone has been honing in on that.”
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“I don’t care about the triple-double, we didn’t win so I could care less about that,” Sabrina Ionescu said.
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This is a guess—we’ll get clarification at training camp—but Durr has recently come out as non-binary and now uses they/them pronouns. My assumption is that Durr would like to be called AD instead of Asia. But again this is something I’ll clarify at training camp.
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It is was what you would call a scene early this morning in Brooklyn! Stewie and Sloot have arrived!
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Wait a minute, hold on. How are A’ja, Kelsey and Chelsea not sleeping right now…
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Some interesting numbers here from
@benpickman
:
The Liberty have seen:
-over 100% growth in overall ticket sales this year,
- +200 percent lift in season-ticket memberships entering the season
-TV ratings up 58%
-600% growth in social media engagement
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.
@ItsMeghanLHall
asked Diana Taurasi this morning during
#USABWNT
media availability about what she appreciates about playing alongside Sabrina Ionescu and DT's answer was fascinating.
@TheNextHoops
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So did DiDi Richards really just defend the Storm's five? Yes, folks she did and Mercedes Russell did not score.
Liberty lead the Storm 34-28 in the second.
#ownthecrown
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#WNBA
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Lexie Hull is a player I'd love to see work her way through
#WNBA
camps. Idt she's W ready RIGHT now, but her intangibles make her a type of player who absolutely could be in the near future. Her IQ, grit and her commitment to both sides of the ball make her super valuable.
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For the
#WNBA
to finally get a Free Agency Special on ESPN is MASSIVE. It will happen on ESPN2 at 5PM EST on February 1, the official contract signing day.
In the history of the league, have we seen anything like this? Idk. Has it taken WAY TOO long? YES.
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Training camp begins this Sunday and these are the players that have already arrived:
Sabrina Ionescu
Betnijah Laney
DiDi Richards
Natasha Howard
Nyara Sabally (though not in this video)
And Michaela Onyenwere, who isn’t in this video, but was at the Liberty’s draft party.
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I've been talking to folks a lot about Evina Westbrook and her
#WNBAdraft
stock and if her versatility yields to a W ceiling. With 9 assists tonight, I think that should put evaluators on notice. She's a 6'0 combo guard who can guard multiple positions. Versatility matters a ton.
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Paige Bueckers' NIL deal with Gatorade was groundbreaking. But, her monster deal raises questions including how the NIL is working for the Women's Basketball world and whom in particular this process is benefiting the most.
My latest for
@BleacherReport
:
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Multiple league sources confirm to
@TheNextHoops
that former New York Liberty Center Kiah Stokes has signed with the Las Vegas Aces. Stokes joins her former coach Bill Laimbeer who she played for from 2015-2017.
#ALLIN
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#WNBA
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#counit
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It is hard to believe that Tina Charles will sit out the rest of the
#WNBA
season.There is one team right now that could use her especially with so much uncertainty concerning one of their post players. The Seattle Storm and Tina Charles have the same goal this season.
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So while in the past there’s been this concept of competitive advantage when discussing travel, not all teams will be able to charter for their opening games.
“Seems odd they wouldn’t wait until we can all do it,” a league source tells
@TheNextHoops
.
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Naomi Osaka just *gets it.* This choice is incredibly intentional and I loving the heck out of it.
Naomi Osaka is rocking the Sabrina Ionescu jersey on the practice courts ahead of her 2021
#USOpen
first-round match tonight:
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Anyway, the sketch was great and the actress playing Alice Cooper was super spot on. I think
@madchenamick
would be proud. For those of y'all who missed it, enjoy.
#fullfronterdale
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All right folks, here it is, the full exchange in video and audio form.
@ChrisShearnYES
asks MJ if her legs are feeling better and rested. Enjoy the rest!
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Connecticut Sun President Jen Rizzotti just announced that former
#WNBA
player Morgan Tuck has been promoted to the assistant GM role.
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Multiple league sources tell
@thenexthoops
that Nia Coffey will join the Atlanta Dream when free agents can sign on February 1.
#WNBAFreeAgency
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Sabrina Ionescu has done it. She gets her third triple double in her young
#WNBA
career. After her assist to Han Xu, she walked over to Sandy Brondello and gave her a huge hug. The Liberty lead 114-102 with under a minute left.
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I asked DiDi Richards (
@Deauzya
) about what she learned on that last set against the Dream and Courtney Williams. While her immediate response was "Don't get scored on," the rest of what she had to say says a lot about who she is for this team.
#WNBA
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#Ownthecrown
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@TheNextHoops
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This is unfortunate to see. I would love to know where that whole WNBA Ambassador title that Stewie wore in 2019 went. Tbh, Durr is the perfect person to hold that mantle this year if it's brought back. She could help greatly when it comes to vaccine awareness. Just a thought.
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