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The WNBA semifinals are best-of-five series, meaning the first team to win three games advances to the WNBA Finals. The round uses a 2-2-1 home-court format. The higher-seeded team hosts Games 1 and 2, the lower-seeded team hosts Games 3 and 4, and the higher seed hosts a deciding Game 5 if necessary. [WNBA] For … Read more
A’ja Wilson became the center of another WNBA controversy after the Las Vegas Aces eliminated the Indiana Fever from the 2026 playoffs, but the viral “Love Beats Hate” sign was actually carried by Wilson’s mother, Eva Rakes Wilson — not Wilson herself. After Las Vegas’ 94-83 Game 3 victory on October 1, Eva Wilson walked … Read more
The New York Liberty entered the 2026 WNBA playoffs as the No. 8 seed. Two games later, the league’s No. 1 team was going home. New York swept the Minnesota Lynx 2-0 in the first round, winning Game 1 by 16 points and Game 2 by the same margin. The result made the Liberty the … Read more
Caitlin Clark and Indiana Fever assistant coach Briann January have become the center of a growing controversy after cameras captured another animated exchange between them during Indiana’s 96-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on September 22, 2026. The video showed January speaking emphatically and pointing while addressing Clark during a timeout. Clark listened briefly, appeared … Read more
A’ja Wilson added another major honor to her résumé when the Associated Press named the Las Vegas Aces superstar its 2026 WNBA Player of the Year. The award reflected another extraordinary two-way season from Wilson. She led the WNBA in scoring, remained one of the league’s best rebounders and interior defenders, and helped Las Vegas … Read more
Phoenix Mercury star Kahleah Copper picked up her eighth technical foul of the 2026 WNBA season in Phoenix’s regular-season finale against the Las Vegas Aces, a total that normally triggers an automatic one-game suspension. But Copper will not have to serve that suspension. The reason is an unusual quirk of the WNBA’s technical-foul rules: regular-season … Read more
The first round of the WNBA playoffs is a best-of-three series using a 1-1-1 home-court format. That means a team needs two victories to advance, and the teams alternate home courts throughout the series. The higher-seeded team hosts Game 1, the lower-seeded team hosts Game 2, and the series returns to the higher seed for … Read more
Nneka Ogwumike has retired from the WNBA after 15 seasons, ending a career that included a league MVP award, a championship, 11 All-Star selections and a place among the WNBA’s all-time leaders in scoring, rebounding and steals. Ogwumike played her final game on September 24, 2026, finishing with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists … Read more
The Connecticut Sun are leaving Connecticut after 24 seasons and moving to Houston, where the franchise will become the Houston Comets beginning with the 2027 WNBA season. The move follows the Mohegan Tribe’s decision to sell the Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta. Fertitta’s company agreed to purchase the franchise for $300 million, and … Read more
Jonquel Jones gave the New York Liberty another major injury concern just days before the start of the 2026 WNBA playoffs when she rolled her left ankle during the team’s regular-season finale against the Atlanta Dream. Jones left the game late in the third quarter and did not return. Liberty coach Chris DeMarco said afterward … Read more