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 If you weren’t glued to your seat Thursday night watching Prime’s slate of WNBA games, what were you doing?   All three games were decided by seven points or less and were all clutch wins. The first game saw the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever on the road by the grace of a Chelsea Gray pull–up three-pointer in transition, 86-84. On an off shooting night for the third-best team in the league in terms of three-point shooting, Gray had three of Las Vegas’ five makes from deep, but the most important one was obviously the one that had me […]

The All-Star break has come and gone as teams gear up for games ahead of the FIBA World Cup break and the final stretch before the WNBA playoffs. For those who may be unaware, the league’s schedule is structured this way every two years due to international competitions, whether it’s FIBA or the Summer Olympics. This time around, the World Cup is in Berlin next month.   “Players already knew their schedule and when they’d be off during All-Star break,” said Dallas Wings coach Jose Fernandez before facing the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday. “They’ve already gotten in the matrix of when […]

Another week of WNBA basketball means another edition of Swish Happens Here, powered by Fearless S.C. We’ve reached the midpoint of the 2026 season, and the championship contenders have already separated themselves from the rest of the pack.  Anything can change with half the season left on the calendar, but one of the top-four teams in the standings will most likely be the unit that wins it all in October. With two of them in action tonight on ION, let’s go over all of them and their cases for hoisting the trophy.   1.) Las Vegas Aces – 16-6 record […]

After what felt like an eternity without a game that matters towards the regular-season tally, the WNBA is back tonight on ION. We’re being treated to a doubleheader, with the Minnesota Lynx making their lone trip to the Big Apple this season to take on the New York Liberty and the Chicago Sky in the desert against the Las Vegas Aces. Let’s dive right in.   Lynx vs. Liberty The 2026 season has been one of significantly more highs than lows for the Lynx. Sitting at 15-4 atop the WNBA, they’re nearly at the finish line of recovery for Napheesa […]

The end of another week in the WNBA means a night full of hoops on ION, the league’s home for Friday night games. Tonight, there’s a triple-header on the network. The surging Washington Mystics take on the Connecticut Sun, the Atlanta Dream look to get their lick back in the Bay against the Golden State Valkyries, and the Portland Fire have a rematch in Chicago against the Sky. Let’s dive into it. Mystics vs. Sun Winners of four of their last six games, the Mystics are starting to look like a team worthy of the playoff buzz that many think […]

For all the discussion about Caitlin Clark’s body language and blowups with members of the Fever’s coaching staff, it was surely nice to see actual basketball played Thursday night, giving us other things to talk about that matter more in the grand scheme of things. Everyone is happy when there are wins on the board. After dropping three of their last five games and hearing endless debates about the head coach Stephanie White and Clark’s relationship dynamic, Indiana responded with a decisive 83-71 win over the Atlanta Dream to open Commissioner’s Cup play. The Fever turned in one of its […]