ICYMI: a new QUEENS OF THE COURT wnba podcast with a very special guest queen, Lauren Jackson (
@laurenej15
)!
We chat about:
🏅Being a 5x Olympian!
💪Injuries and coming out of retirement.
🇦🇺The epic battles between her Opals and
@airswoopes22
's USA.
🏀Scoring two 50+ point
The most perfect Diana Taurasi quote doesn’t exi—
“My job is to be the best basketball player I can be and show up every single year better physically, mentally, skillwise.… I’m not a marketing major. I don’t fucking know how all this shit works. I’m here to ball out and try to
🚨Some personal news: this is my last day at The
@Ringer
. It’s been a lot of fun over these past two years, and I’ll be forever grateful for the opportunity to work with some of the most talented people on the planet. Onto new adventures! 🤗
From draft night to opening game:
NBA Rookies = 96 days
WNBA Rookies = 29 days
Quick little reminder as we talk about WNBA rookie debuts this week. Not an excuse, but perspective. Life comes at you fast in the W!
A’ja Wilson in her first 5 years in the WNBA:
ROY
Community Assist Award
MVP
DPOY
MVP
‘22 Champ
5x All-Star
Tied single-game scoring record with 53 points
This is better than 90% of people’s entire careers.
THIS is what W players need and deserve. THIS is the new standard.
We can’t be surprised when teams choose Seattle and Vegas in free agency because they’re getting treated like pro$.
I love it! Soon it’s going to be “put up or shut up” for owners and I’m here for it.
I love the idea of Patt McAfee (and other newbie fans) being introduced to Breanna Stewart's game for the first time tonight. Welcome!
She's a 2x MVP and a complete freak of nature! We've also been trying to figure out how you guard her for the last 8+ years!
Who do you know who's a die-hard WNBA fan?? I'm trying to find super fans for a fun project.
Respond, DM me, + other WNBA media/fans please spread this around! ☺️
I tried to go one night off this app, and THIS happens? The disrespect is insane. It’s gross.
We’re trying so hard to uplift wbball as a whole, and prove it’s worth to the outside, and there’s people trying DIVIDE us from within it.
Keep my co-host’s name out your MF mouth!
Breonna Taylor was 26. So am I. She had big goals and dreams. Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, had a plan to marry her. She had a family who loved and supported her. It’s heartbreaking to know she can’t have the future she wanted b/c of the fucking police.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. JuJu Watkins is the player that will make the WNBA change the rule and allow her to enter the draft early.
A 50 piece?! As a freshman?? Against the no. 4-ranked team???? C'mon
BTW: Me and
@airswoopes22
are launching a WNBA podcast next week with
@Audacy
. These conversations are so needed and necessary. It’s called “Queens of the Court” — Stay tuned!!!!
Take it from LA.
@_jordanligons
kicks off our latest series ‘Take it From LA,’ with local legends like
@jordin_canada
, and gets the real stories about how fashion, culture, and basketball make the city so great.
Stay tuned for more.
Anyone else just feeling an overwhelming amount of joy with all these WNBA announcements and partnerships??? Like, YES FINALLY this is what we've been waiting for! 🥹
I’m angry. I’m angry that we have to constantly yell from the rooftops that our lives MATTER. That we are WORTHY of living.
Do you know how crazy that sounds? Because of our skin’s pigmentation? Because of a system that has been against us from the beginning?
The birthday girl
@dawnstaley
does a ridiculously great job getting her players ready for the next level. Period. Here’s what
@airswoopes22
had to say:
Trae Young, you are not alone bb!!! There have been many others before who've had bad hair!!!
Here's
@HaleyOSomething
breaking down her list.
@spinstersbw
Reposting this piece I wrote for
@HomefieldApparl
a few years back as both Aaliyah Edwards and Aliyah Boston (and their colorful box braids) play tonight.
Two Black women embodying the freedom of expression through hair? Priceless.
DeWanna Bonner has a story tell.
“I don't think people really understand what it takes to have a baby & come back and play. It felt like I've never played basketball a day in my life.”
Get to know
@DEEBONNER24
, the mom.
My latest for
@romper
:
Y'all I really got to talk to the GOAT, Lailaa's mom 🥺
Shoutout to
@Candace_Parker
! Read this and then go subscribe to her new podcast, Moments with Candace Parker 💫
The first words that come to mind watching this
@AUProSports
game are INVESTMENT and OPPORTUNITY. Everything about this is amazing. So many women are getting a chance to show off their skills. Love love love.
#AUHoops
It’s the last episode of
@spinstersshow
! Wow, what a fun ride this has been.
Thank you
@HaleyOSomething
for trusting me to be your co-host. You taught me so much and I will forever cherish this season. Sorry, I got married a ruined the whole ‘Spinsters’ thing.
It’s the final episode of Spinsters!
Thank you for following along & supporting- in less than 2 years of existence we were:
-Nominated for an Ambie
-One of Spotify’s best new pods of 2021
-Apple Podcast’s Spotlight show
We are so proud of what we made 💗
I will never understand leaving early to “beat traffic.” You’re at an NBA playoff game. You PAID for an NBA playoff game. Idc, you’d have to kick me out because you’re turning off the lights. I’m bout to get my money’s worth.
🚨More news! Excited to announce that I’ll be the Content + Community Editor for a youth sports start-up called Mojo (
@yougotmojo
)! I’ll be channeling baby Jordan and combining my love for sports, coaching + kids to create fun content.
➡️Follow
@yougotmojo
!!!
Launching Feb 2021!
I was once told college coaches agree to be mic'd up during games to help with recruiting.
Well, for players considering Chicago in free agency, this has to be Exhibit A.
This is worth the full watch, I promise.
"I got emotional when A'ja made her announcement because it's 'see her, be her.'..What Nike did for me in 1996 was make me feel like I mattered." —
@airswoopes22
Representation matters. A special shoutout to our listener, Cynthia, for
🚨NEW QUEENS OF THE COURT with special guest, THE Triple Double Queen herself,
@athomas_25
!!
Me and
@airswoopes22
talk about the potential playoff picture and AT stops by to share why she should be the MVP.
It's a must-listen:
I’m totally still in the denial phase of grief over Maya Moore’s retirement. I’m holding onto imaginary hope that she’s working out on the low, waiting to come back to the league 😩
HBD
@MooreMaya
🐐
She won the 1st of her 4 WNBA Championships during her Rookie Of The Year campaign.
She went on to win MVP & Finals MVP, make 7 All-WNBA teams, lead the league in scoring, make All-Defensive teams, etc, etc, etc, etc.
📼
@DUNKC0MP