The Seattle Storm, second in the Western Conference and already qualified for the WNBA play-offs, lost Sunday on the floor of the Washington Mystics (78-75), in the regular season. Gabby Williams, the French winger of the Storm, played 27 minutes, for six points scored (2/6 in shooting including 0/2 at three points), four rebounds and … Read more
For the first time this season, Meesseman, Allemand and co. 2 games in a row. That was not three yesterday in its own Wintrust Arena. Sky missed an ailing Candace Parker, but the absence of the double MVP was easily made up for by Kahleah Cooper with a double-double (16 pts, 11 rbs). At halftime, … Read more
The New York franchise, which is at the bottom of the Eastern Conference rankings, even offered itself the luxury of winning in Nevada, on the floor of the Western Conference leader. Johannes scored 11 points (4/12 in shooting including 3/8 from three points) and delivered nine assists (his WNBA record). – – Rupert, for his … Read more
The story of Brittney Griner, one of the very best American basketball players of the moment, is now known. Griner was arrested by Russian police in early March after a bottle of cannabis oil was found in her luggage. Legal in the US, but illegal in Russia. Griner has been held in a Russian cell … Read more
Home Sport Basketball Basketball:US State Department meets with Griners Phoenix Mercury Jun 13, 2022 10:41 p.m — Open detailed view—Brittney Griner has been in prison in Russia for nearly four months. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP/dpa/Archive (Photo: dpa) — Directly from the dpa news channel Washington (AP) – Officials from the US State Department have met … Read more
:format(jpeg):focal(2298x306:2308x296)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gfrmedia/I5R36FXHKJGVXFX63KFQAW6QYY.jpg "The new WNBA season begins without Brittney Griner, who is still detained in Russia")
With the worrying shadow of the arrest in Russia of Brittney Griner, one of the great figures of the league, the WNBA starts a new season today, Friday with the intention of increasing their business and with the pending task of improving the conditions of the players. Twelve teams will face each other to see … Read more
A month and a half passed when Brittney Griner was arrested at Moscow airport, where Russian officials found electronic cigarettes filled with intoxicating substances in a suitcase. Since then, there has been very little information about the 31-year-old striker who played for the Ekaterinburg club. U.S. officials believe Griner has been detained illegally, so he … Read more
In the only pre-season test match in the ranks of the Sun, the Latvian basketball player did not score in the seven minutes spent on the court, while the team she represented won the Atlanta Dream with 94:78. The 22-year-old started his career at the Rīdzene Sports School, played in Italy as a junior, and … Read more
Nyara Sabally follows her sister Satou into the WNBA. New York Liberty picked the 22-year-old fifth. Nyara Sabally beamed in a black evening dress for the cameras and proudly held up the jersey with the “22” up, her prominent sister Satou was also happy in the video call: Although the “Sister Act” didn’t work out, … Read more
Nyara Sabally will play for New York Liberty in the USA. The team from the North American professional basketball league WNBA selected the younger sister of national team player Satou Sabally in the fifth pick in the draft. “It feels great. It’s been a dream for as long as I can remember,” said Nyara Sabally. … Read more