For 4 years, Nika Mühl’s main line of communication with family in Croatia was early morning FaceTime calls due to a 6-hour time difference. Her sacrifice paid off.
On the Storm rookie and what she brings to the table for
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BREAKING: Phoenix Suns have notified star Chris Paul that he will be waived, making the future Hall of Famer one of the top free agents this offseason, league sources tell
@NBAonTNT
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@BleacherReport
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Thinking “Not Like Us” is about to die down when the video most likely gets dropped this week and college football season starts in two months…good luck lol
Unhealthy amount of Black men chomping at the bit to “defend” Caitlin Clark yet are silent as a church mouse when Angel Reese faces endless waves of hate and harassment. I see you.
“There needs to be respect about the fact that she had two children and hasn’t played in 20 months. She’s not where she will be in Game 4 of the season…She’s not going to come overnight and be who she was 20 months ago and we have to respect that and honor that. I do. As a
I was on the call. After a tough loss, she didn’t want to discuss another team’s player (which she’s allowed) and decided to focus on her team that she’s spent the season with.
Knowing how the interwebs can be, don’t really appreciate the verbiage of this.
I asked Jewell Loyd what growth she’s seen from Caitlin Clark from the beginning of the season until now. She had no interest in talking about that and praised Nika Mühl and Jordan Horston instead.
#WNBA
A “conservative” Black man attempting to defend the CRA of ‘64 as if it was the white man’s blessing that ended the horrendous treatment of Blacks in America.....Please tell me what’s changed since 1964 besides our murders being televised via smartphones..
People ask me from time to time why I stopped covering the NBA cold turkey a few years ago. Repeated instances of abusers getting second and third chances like this is the biggest reason why
Kevin Porter Jr. has agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, including a player option, sources tell
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
. After six weeks of strong play in Greece in April and May, Porter had multiple NBA suitors and chose the Clippers.
What happened to Dearica Hamby can happen to any player in this league. As respectful to her experience as possible, this is bigger than just the Aces. This is an issue at the league’s core with a number of instances to pick from
Gabby Williams just called herself the “Swiss Army knife” until Nneka Ogwumike corrected her and said French, then Williams apologized in French lol
Will have the clip soon
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Sitting while watching your teammates battle it out on the court is tough, especially for a rookie. I asked Nika Mühl if there were instances during games where she thought she could help the team
Quite the insightful answer
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Storm HC Quinn on how circumstances the W endures and how it reinforces her role as 1 of 3 Black women in HC jobs in the league ⬇️
“Thank you. I'm on assignment. It's very clear for me. My purpose in life is to be a light to others and I'm leading this group and showing my heart
“The Black and white thing” will always be a thing in a league where 70% identity as Black women and have voiced the feeling of being underrepresented and marketed insufficiently repeatedly
Aces head coach Becky Hammon erupts at practice today on the negativity surrounding Caitlin Clark.
"There's no hate. Our league loves her. We're just doing our job."
"Even the black and white thing knock it off. It's not there."
#WNBA
@FOX5Vegas
When asked what she liked to do in her free time at the start of the season, Storm HC Quinn said she’s a pianist, but hasn’t had time to buy a piano in Seattle
With the season drawing to a close, I followed up
“Hey, you calling me out about that. No, but I actually have a
Skylar Diggins-Smith *single-handedly* carried that team through the MUD this entire season, on and off the court through so much shit, man. this is reprehensible.
Becky Hammon: [The Knicks] don't have a dude... you got to have a 1A dude."
Kendrick Perkins: "They do have that dude."
B: "Who?"
K: "Jalen Brunson."
B: "He too small. If your best player is small, you're not winning... Steph Curry is the only dude."
Funniest thing about all this is folks genuinely believe the *OLYMPIC GAMES* needs attention brought to it
As if it’s not a top 3 watched sporting event across 7 continents
@MaybeAntonio
Because she knew he was right. She was on that show coonin up the place talking about white understanding of racism. Yet we’re still where we are today lol.
Given her exit out of Phoenix, I asked Skylar Diggins-Smith if she went into last night’s game differently or was it just another game on the schedule
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Coco Gauff
Naomi Osaka
Sloane Stephens
Chicago’s own Taylor Townsend
Sachia Vickery
Alycia Parks
Alana Smith
just to name a few
while
#Serena
may be walking away, she’s left the game in some pretty outstanding hands of fellow Black women
In the minutes I’ve seen, Nika Mühl has looked so comfortable on both ends of the floor. Getting teammates in their spots, running the O and getting her shots as well, and playing the stout defense she’s known for
She’s up to 6 points, 2 rebounds, and an assist
as a rookie this past season,
@AyoDos_11
was trusted with guarding elite ball handlers game in and game out and he did not disappoint
here’s what that looked like ⬇️
#BullsNation
“…I’m not surprised…this is what I envision for her in this league and she’s right on track to be a dominant player in this league.”
- Loyd on Horston’s development/sophomore leap
“That was the nicest thing Jewell ever said to me.” - Horston
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considering 63% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, folks have some mighty ignorant takes on the unhoused population when they're only two weeks away from joining the club
“It’s a Fever broadcast, they’re supposed to be biased.”
That may be so, but completely ignoring A’ja Wilson grasping the single-season points record and nothing be said is not the same thing
So many NBA Twitter folks jumping on the wave of the W and that’s fine, new fans are necessary. But they swear they’re the most informed when they don’t know what they don’t know
From Satou Sabally’s IG
Heike Krone, Satou and Nyara Sabally’s mom, watching her daughters play simultaneously yesterday
“When you have two daughters playing [in the] WNBA” 🫶🏽
a team broadcaster called Tina Charles her jersey number for an entire half of basketball then got on Twitter, attempted to justify it, and slandered her reputation in the process. we didn’t forget.
that org has needed a scrub down for some time now
i feel like 99.9% of people - including the people at the very top covering this - are failing to acknowledge that this man owns a WNBA team where most of the players are Black women while being in hot water for being a sexist and a racist
women in sports media already have it hard enough (unnecessarily i might add)
Charissa Thompson has the luxury of getting on a podcast and openly admitting to lying about her reporting and *laughing* about it
had that been a Black woman or a fellow minority…
Jewell Loyd signed her extension the day after setting the new WNBA single-season scoring record. From that day forward, I asked her how she would characterize her offseason
“I got everything I asked for and demanded.”
- Also touched on how big a role Pokey Chatman played. Felt
HC Quinn on Gabby Williams’ production and the efficiency behind it
“We’re relying on her to do a lot. Defensively, offensively, initiating offense. I have been encouraging her to just be very aggressive, especially in transition. Plays where she can get downhill and get to the
A$AP Ferg was going to W games before it was the “cool” thing to do and rapped about Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie a decade ago. I’m not trynna hear the “nobody knew who Sheryl was before CC” bulljive, man lol
Arike Ogunbowale just now:
“I just want to start off by saying that last call was one of the worst calls i’ve ever seen be called. I just got mauled by Courtney Williams. but the ref is walking into me. I don’t know if she wants me to jump out the way - (1/2)
and in this instance, not a single mention of the entire WNBA franchise this man owns comprised of mostly Black women when he’s been found being a racist and a sexist
I said it last night, but I’ll say it again. Skylar Diggins-Smith is playing like the *best* PG in the league since play resumed and the stats back it up. She’s playing some of the best defense of her career as well
Jordan Horston has been the backbone of the team’s defensive
Hey, W fans! A prompt for you:
Who's a player that isn't getting enough love in an award race that you think should be?
They could be your frontrunner, or someone you feel deserves to be in the conversation.
Most interesting responses may get fleshed out on
@dunkerspotpod
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Moments like in today’s Sky presser between TSpoon and Chennedy is why having head coaches who look like their players is so important, on and off the court
A personal anecdote, Sheryl spent at least 20 minutes after the game talking to every fan, player, family and media member who approached her and she had a genuine interaction with each one.
Just a reminder that the narratives formed
#onhere
aren’t nearly the whole reality.
Pitting Unrivaled against AU is counterproductive in the grand scheme of things. Short while ago there weren’t *any* US-based options. There’s tiers in overseas play. Why not here? We’re losing sight of the goal at hand - more money, options, and time at home in the offseason.