WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)

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WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)

The Women's National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in the United States with 12 teams. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association, and its first season was in 1997.

Chairman / President

Nneka Ogwumike

CEO / Managing Director

Kelsey Plum

CFO / Finance Director

Natalie Achonwa

Industry

Sports

Website

wnba.com

Headquarters address

645 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA

Year founded

1996

last updated:

30 September, 2024

Meet the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo, who may be dating WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson. Photos: Las Vegas Sun via AP; Getty Images via AFP

Fame and celebrity

Who is the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo, who may be dating WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson?

Adebayo represented Team USA at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, both times winning gold, and has signed an extension contract with the Miami Heat that will reportedly bring in US$166 million over 3 years.

30 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet stylish WNBA star Cameron Brink, godsister to Stephen Curry

29 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Madison Bailey’s ex-Charlotte 49ers basketballer girlfriend, Mariah Linney?

20 Nov 2024 - 4:00AM

New York Liberty win first WNBA Championship title, down Lynx in dramatic Game 5

New York Liberty become city’s first championship-winning basketball team since Knicks in 1973.

21 Oct 2024 - 4:12PM

The New York Liberty hold up the championship trophy after beating the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5. Photo: AP

Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals on Carleton’s free throws to beat Liberty 82-80

The teams will meet Sunday in New York in the first Game 5 of the Finals since 2019, when Washington beat Connecticut.

19 Oct 2024 - 11:12AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet WNBA star Kysre Gondrezick who slayed NYFW and hangs with Angel Reese

Born into a hoops family, Gondrezick was destined for WNBA fame – off-court, she’s spent her summer showing off her style at New York Fashion Week and hanging with her former teammate and new beau.

10 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

While you were sleeping

While you were sleeping: England annihilate Australia, Clark WNBA’s top rookie

Bazball lights up a wet September Friday at Lord’s, Caitlin Clark named rookie of the year, and Wayne Rooney on road to managerial redemption.

28 Sep 2024 - 7:52AM

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been named WNBA rookie of the year. Photo: Reuters

Fame and celebrity

The WNBA’s best-dressed players off court, from Caitlin Clark to Angel Reese

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark have been helping to drive WNBA viewership to record levels … and the fashion world wants in on the action

25 Aug 2024 - 5:00AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Jalen Duren, the NBA player rumoured to be dating WNBA’s Angel Reese?

The Chicago Sky forward and Detroit Pistons centre sent fans into detective mode after sharing Instagram Stories that made it look like they may be on a romantic getaway together

6 Aug 2024 - 6:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Caitlin Clark’s supportive boyfriend, Connor McCaffery?

At college, the fellow Hawkeye played basketball and baseball and was almost an MLB draft pick; fate intervened and now he’s working with the Indiana Pacers at the same venue where Clark’s Fever plays

25 Jul 2024 - 6:07PM

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6KV_a_tByg/?igsh=Yms3eDlrYjluYzBw ig @caitlinclark22

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Explainer | Can US win eighth consecutive gold medal in women’s basketball at Paris Games?

The Americans have not lost a match since the 1992 Olympics and bring with them an impressive frontcourt, but China, Japan and hosts France will try to have a say.

25 Jul 2024 - 2:00PM

Las Vegas Aces centre A’ja Wilson (right) will be one of the top faces of the tournament, and has won everywhere she has played. Photo: AP

Fashion

Attention on Caitlin Clark and fellow WNBA players’ pregame fashion choices

In an Armani dress with Versace pumps and bag and Tiffany jewellery, Caitlin Clark made a splash at the WNBA’s All-Star weekend. Her look reflected the attention players are giving their style off the court.

21 Jul 2024 - 7:53AM

FIBA

Weibo sympathy for Chinese teen basketball sensation over final loss to Australia

China’s decision to withdraw Zhang Ziyu, the tournament MVP, is queried on social media after Fiba Under-18 Women’s Asian Cup final.

1 Jul 2024 - 5:55PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Kelsey Plum’s ex-husband, newly retired NFL tight end Darren Waller?

Kelsey Plum has been making headlines for her recent Skims campaign, and fans joke that losing her was NFL star Darren Waller’s ‘biggest fumble’ – here’s what we know about the WNBA star’s ex

29 Jun 2024 - 5:00AM

Kelsey Plum says she was left “devastated” after her split from NFL player Darren Waller earlier this year. Photo: Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS

Viral stories

Video of 2.2-metre-tall Chinese teen dominating basketball tournament goes viral

Already dubbed the female version of Yao Ming, Zhang’s exploits in Fiba competition gets fans worldwide talking.

26 Jun 2024 - 10:16PM

Zhang Ziyu has been towering over her opponents for years. Photo: Weibo

Fame and celebrity

Meet WNBA star Chennedy Carter, who’s in trouble for fouling Caitlin Clark

Carter doesn’t seem too bothered by her foul on Indiana Fever star rookie Clark – and neither was Whoopi Goldberg, it seems ... here’s what you need to know about the young player

25 Jun 2024 - 4:00AM

US college basketball’s top tier beckons for Hongkonger Chan after New York move

She switches from Emmanuel College to Iona University to play in NCAA Division I for the first time.

18 Jun 2024 - 10:52AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet WNBA superstar and Skims model Kelsey Plum, who’s divorcing at 29

From her Olympic gold medal to her new campaign for Kim Kardashian’s Skims, Kelsey Plum seems to have the world at her feet – so what do we know about the 29-year-old so far?

18 Jun 2024 - 11:18AM

Kelsey Plum and her teammates received their 2023 WNBA championship rings on May 14 in Las Vegas. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Fame and celebrity

Who is Pat McAfee, the ESPN host who called Caitlin Clark a ‘white b****’?

Pat McAfee appears to be kicking himself after describing WNBA basketball star Caitlin Clark as a ‘white b****’ on his show last week – but what else do we know about the talk show host?

11 Jun 2024 - 11:47AM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Rising WNBA sensation Clark ‘not disappointed’ to miss out on US Olympic team

Her exclusion prompted a flurry of debate but the Indiana Fever guard said the decision would let get away from the ‘craziness’.

4 Jul 2024 - 5:15PM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Angel Reese, WNBA’s fashion icon – and Caitlin Clark’s ‘rival’

The Chicago Sky player may have subtly shaded Indiana Fever in a now-deleted post, and recently attended the Met Gala in mint green – though she was criticised for her showing

30 May 2024 - 6:00AM

Angel Reese departs The Mark Hotel before attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” on May 6, in New York. Photo: Invision/AP

Education

The Hong Kong-born basketball players shooting for the stars in US schools

Nicole Leung was ready to become a waitress when benefactors saw her potential and sent her to play basketball in the US college system. There she befriended fellow Hong Kong hoops star Yannie Chan.

10 May 2024 - 11:21AMvideocam

Yannie Chan Yan-man shoots the ball during Asian Games. Photo: Brian Ching

NBA

Meet Caitlin Clark, basketball’s ‘future GOAT’ who broke Steph Curry’s record

Iowa’s rising star is about to join the WNBA after breaking Steph Curry’s 3-point record – and was offered US$5 million to play by Ice Cube

8 Apr 2024 - 5:55PM

Hong Kong’s Luigi Lam closer to her dream of playing US college basketball

Lam, 19, has been admitted to Illinois Wesleyan University and will play in Division III of the NCAA.

2 Apr 2024 - 6:03PM

NBA

Wade tells NBA fans to accept All-Star Game changes and not look for new Yao Ming

Former US basketball star Dwyane Wade says fans should not wait in ‘hope that China gets another Yao Ming, that’s unfair to all the players in China’.

26 Feb 2024 - 5:58PM

Ex-NBA basketball player Dwyane Wade during an appearance in Hong Kong on Monday. Photo: Edmond So

NBA

NBA legend Wade tells youth to dream big as he shows love for Hong Kong fans

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade is in Hong Kong as part of a tour of China for sports apparel brand Li Ning.

30 Aug 2023 - 8:28PM

Dwyane Wade signs shoes brought by fans in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Chinese Basketball Association

‘Go Hanny!’ New York teammates cheer on dancing Han Xu after China’s win

Video goes viral on Chinese social media as towering centre receives rousing reception before Wednesday’s WNBA win over Phoenix Mercury in Brooklyn.

6 Jul 2023 - 3:09PM

Chinese Basketball Association

Editorial | China women again show men how to win

Asian Cup triumph by basketball team follows success of females in volleyball and football, and comes at a time when male sport has been hit by claims of match-fixing and corruption.

5 Jul 2023 - 5:45AM

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