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Ex-Chicago Star Gets Real About Joining Angel Reese’s Locker Room

Discover what an ex-Chicago Sky star has to say about the time Angel Reese tried to hilariously recruit her to her former side.
Angel Reese

Angel Reese’s WNBA History Coincides With Napheesa Collier’s Eyebrow-Raising Moment

Angel Reese was on fire once again, breaking records against her WNBA all star captain Napheesa Collier and even outshining her.
Angel Reese, Napheesa Collier

Dallas HC Looks Past Paige Bueckers Amid 6–15 WNBA Struggle Before Caitlin Clark Showdown

Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark are all set to face-off on Sunday. Read to know what Dallas HC Koclanes has to say before the game.
Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark Likened to A’ja Wilson in Ex-Spark Star’s Bold WNBA Call Out

Caitlin Clark was compared to Las Vegas Aces player A'ja Wilson a day after Indiana Fever clinched a 99-82 win against Atlanta Dream
A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark

LA Sparks Put an End to 389-Day Cameron Brink Injury Mystery With Timeline Reveal

LA Sparks announces the return of forward athlete Cameron Brink, after being sidelined for an entire year owing to knee injury
Cameron Brink

Chicago Sky Makes Angel Reese Gesture Before Push to Snap Losing Streak vs Lynx

The Chicago Sky have a special gesture in store for Angel Reese as a good luck charm to break their losing streak against the Lynx.
WNBA: Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx

Dallas HC Breaks Down What’s Needed Before Paige Bueckers’ All-Star Break

Dallas Wings head coach Chris Koclanes analyses what the team needs to do before their star guard Paige Bueckers go for All-Star break
Dallas Wings and Chris Koclanes

Dallas HC Draw Locker Room Line for Paige Bueckers & Arike Ogunbowale Before Caitlin Clark Game

As the Dallas Wings look to conclude their three-game road trip with Indiana Fever, can Paige Bueckers & Co. grab a win?
Paige-Arike-Caitlin

Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings: Injury Report, Starting-5, Prediction, and More On Weekend’s WNBA Preview

The match we have been waiting for is finally here. Indiana Fever vs Dallas Wings is about to deliver more storylines. Read more to find out
Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers

ESPN Analyst Makes Angel Reese’s Intentions Clear In Hard-Hitting Mebounds Admission 

Angel Reese has seen countless trolls but this ESPN analyst is having none of that with her latest statement to fans.
WNBA: Dallas Wings at Chicago Sky

Dallas HC Calls for Action in Clear 28-Second Locker Room Demand on Caitlin Clark

Dallas Wings are in a downward slope once again and the coach has sent message to tighten their defense against Caitlin Clark this Sunday.
WNBA: Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings

Caitlin Clark and Co. Not Given Credit as Atlanta HC Makes Stunning Claim About Play in Second Half

The Indiana Fever crushed Dream's Dreams. While Caitlin Clark had a quiet night on the stat sheet, her “Miracle” message said it all.
WNBA: Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

Las Vegas Aces vs Golden State Valkyries: Injury Report, Starting-5, Prediction, and More On Tonight’s WNBA Preview

Las Vegas Aces vs Golden State Valkyries is going to be a match filled with different storylines. Read to learn everything about it
Jackie Young and Kate Martin

Indiana Fever HC Pinpoints Crucial Factor That Helped Caitlin Clark & Team Break Through vs. Dream

Indiana Fever's head coach highlights the main reason behind Fever's big win against the Dream despite Caitlin Clark's struggles
Indiana Fever, Stephanie White

Sophie Cunningham Discloses Locker Room Antics After Indiana Fever Dominates Atlanta

Sophie Cunningham shines with a season-high double-double, showing once again why she’s the perfect fit both on and off the court.
Syndication: The Indianapolis Star

Sophie Cunningham Gets Frank on How Caitlin Clark’s Absence Impacted Indiana Fever After Recording Double-Double vs Atlanta

Sophie Cunningham gets candid about how Caitlin Clark's presence have affected the Fever recently after she returned from injury
WNBA: Preseason-Brazil National Team at Indiana Fever

Caitlin Clark’s Boyfriend Turns His Colleagues Into Indiana Fever Supporters in Atlanta Dream Win

Caitlin Clark's bf continues to show up for her, on and off the court, as she battles through injury and shooting slumps. Here's how!
Connor McCaffery and Caitlin Clark

Sophie Cunningham’s 16-Point Game Makes Fever Teammate Drop 2-Word Powerful Reaction After Atlanta Win

Sophie Cunningham delivered a career night, proving she's finally found her rhythm, and her people, in Indiana. Here's how!
Sophie Cunningham

Fever Fans React Strongly After Caitlin Clark Takes Alleged Jordin Canada Push to Floor vs Atlanta

Caitlin Clark’s season has been filled with contact and coach-approved targeting. Here’s her fanbase backing her as she deals with it.
Jordin Canada, Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark Immediately Backs Aliyah Boston by Arguing With Refs on Court vs Atlanta

Caitlin Clark returned the favor to Aliyah Boston by showing the same loyalty Boston once showed her. Here's how!
WNBA: Indiana Fever at Washington Mystics

Caitlin Clark Makes Fans Melt Taking Court-Cleaning Role as Fever Return to Winning Ways vs Atlanta

Caitlin Clark might be struggling on court but she is still giving fans a reason to love her even more than before
Syndication: USA TODAY

Indiana Fever Community Makes Tyrese Haliburton Gesture Viral as Fans Praise Ticket Gift for Atlanta Game

Despite being sidelined with an Achilles injury, Tyrese Haliburton helped fans to witness a dominant Indiana Fever win. Here's how!
Tyrese Haliburton

Caitlin Clark’s $78K WNBA Salary Mocked Without Hesitation by Ex-Chicago Star

Ex-Chicago forward Gabby Williams calls out the league while ridiculing the WNBA for comically low salaries for the players.
WNBA: Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

Prayers Pour In for Rhyne Howard After Atlanta Star Is Carried to Locker Room Against Indiana Fever

Prayers pour in for Rhyne Howard after she suffers an injury scare in the game against the Indiana Fever. Read to learn more
WNBA: Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream

Dallas GM Makes Front Office Intentions Clear Amid Paige Bueckers and Co.’s 15th WNBA Loss

Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings are getting a lot of criticism this year, but according to the GM? It's all noise.
Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings, Curt Miller

What Happened to Rhyne Howard? Atlanta Star Carried Off Court After Collision With Lexie Hull, Injury Fears Loom

Rhyne Howard and Lexie Hull’s playful social media jab turns serious after an on-court collision leaves Howard clutching her knee.
WNBA: Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream

About WNBA

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league, the women’s counterpart of the National Basketball Association (NBA). But unlike the men’s league, which has 30 teams, the WNBA is relatively newer and smaller with 12 teams.

Founded on April 24, 1996, the women’s basketball league began play in June 1997 after the NBA Board of Governors approved their concept. The WNBA now has a 5-month long regular season, played from May to September, with the All-Star game being played midway through the season in July. The playoffs usually begin in mid-September, with the WNBA Finals at the end of September until the beginning of October.

With names like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese popularizing the NCAA side of things, the rookies’ advent into the pro leagues has helped the sport reach wider audiences across the globe. But veterans like Sheryl Swoopes and legends like Diana Taurasi are impacting the game in their own way.

For all the news on major sports moments to niche storylines, we are a one-stop hub for all your WNBA-related questions. From the New York Liberty to the Indiana Fever, from the Las Vegas Aces to the Minnesota Lynx, we also explore game-unrelated content featuring the entities’ personal lives and families. You’ll be able to find posts related to Brittney Griner’s son and A’ja Wilson’s family to Aerial Powers’ dating life.

Regular Season format

The pre-season begins with training camps in May that allow the coaching staff to prepare the players for the regular season and determine the 12-woman roster with which they will begin the regular season. The last part before the actual season starts is a series of exhibition games.

The WNBA regular season then begins in May and goes on till late September/ early October. As of 2023, each team will play 40 regular season games, 20 each home and away. As in the NBA, each team hosts and visits every other team at least once every season.

The rules allow for a slight relaxation every four years when the Summer Olympics are held. The WNBA takes a month off in the middle of the season to allow players to practice and compete with their respective national teams. 

Similarly, during years in which the FIBA World Cup is held, the WNBA either takes a break for the World Cup or ends its season early, depending on the scheduling of the World Cup.

Postseason/Playoffs Format

The WNBA Playoffs usually begin in late September, with the only exception being the FIBA World Cup, when they begin in August. In the current system, the eight best teams by the regular-season record, without regard to conference alignment, qualify for the playoffs. Since 2022, the playoffs have been held in a standard knockout format, with the first round consisting of the best-of-three series and the semifinals and finals being best-of-five.

Leading the playoff standings and having a higher seed means several advantages - they will face weaker teams in the beginning and have home-court advantage in each round. In the current playoff format, all first-round matchups use a 2”“1 home-court pattern, which allows the higher seed the opportunity to win the series without having to visit the lower seed. This, in turn, means that a lower seed that wins one of the first two games will host the series decider.

The first round is bracketed in the normal manner for an 8-team tournament, with 1 vs. 8 and 4 vs. 5 on one side of the bracket and 2 vs. 7 and 3 vs. 6 on the other. The winners of each series advance to the semifinals, with the bracket not being reseeded. The semifinals use a 2”“2”“1 home-court pattern, meaning that the higher-seeded team will have home court in games 1, 2, and 5 while the other team plays at home in games 3 and 4. The Finals are also played in a 2”“2”“1 home-court pattern.

WNBA’s All-Star Game

In the middle of the season in July, the WNBA season takes a pause to host the annual WNBA All-Star Game. It’s a weekend-long event, held in a selected WNBA city each year.

Like numerous other sports, through the 2017 edition, the All-Star Game featured star players from the Western Conference facing star players from the Eastern Conference. But since 2018, conference affiliations have not influenced team selections.

During the season, voting for All-Star starters takes place among fans, WNBA players, and sports media members. The starters are selected by a weighted vote (fans 50%, players and media 25% each), while reserves are selected by the league's head coaches. The two players with the most fan votes are named team captains, who then fill out their teams in a draft format similar to that currently used for the NBA All-Star Game.

WNBA Teams which are counterparts of NBA teams

Five WNBA teams have direct NBA counterparts and normally play in the same arena: Indiana Fever (Indiana Pacers), New York Liberty (Brooklyn Nets), Minnesota Lynx (Minnesota Timberwolves), Los Angeles Sparks (Los Angeles Lakers), and Phoenix Mercury (Phoenix Suns).

The Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, Las Vegas Aces, Seattle Storm, and Washington Mystics do not share an arena with a direct NBA counterpart.

WNBA expansion over the years

The WNBA originated with 8 teams in 1997, and through a sequence of expansions, contractions, and relocations currently consists of 12 teams. There have been a total of 18 franchises in WNBA history.

As of the league's most recent 2022 season, the Las Vegas Aces (formerly the Utah Starzz and San Antonio (Silver) Stars), Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty, and Phoenix Mercury are the only remaining franchises that were founded in 1997.

Upcoming teams in the WNBA:

TeamCityArenaCapacityJoiningHead Coach
Golden State ValkyriesSan Francisco, CaliforniaChase Center18,0642025TBA
Toronto WNBA TeamToronto, OntarioCoca-Cola Coliseum87002026TBA

Teams with the most championships

TeamTotal Championships Year(s) Won
Minnesota Lynx42011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Houston Comets41997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Seattle Storm42004, 2010, 2018, 2020
Los Angeles Sparks32001, 2002, 2016
Phoenix Mercury32007, 2009, 2014
Detroit Shock (Now Dallas Wings)32003, 2006, 2008
Las Vegas Aces22022, 2023

Awards given in the WNBA

When the regular season ends in September (or August if it’s a FIBA year), the voting for individual awards begins. Performances in the playoffs have no bearing on all-season-long awards, as they have their own set of honors.

Beginning with Rookie of the Year, the award goes to the most outstanding first-year player. The Most Improved Player Award is given to the WNBA player who has undergone the most positive change in the last season.

The Sixth Player of the Year Award, previously known as the "Sixth Woman" award, is given to the best player coming off the bench. But they must have more games coming off the bench than actual games started.

Another prestigious honor is the Defensive Player of the Year Award, which goes to the league's best defender. There is also an award for the best sportsman, called the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award.

Coaches get recognized too with the Coach of the Year Award for making a significant difference to a team in a positive direction.

And finally, one of the most awaited awards, the Most Valuable Player Award is given to the player deemed the most valuable for her team that season.

A new title that began in 2019 is a season-long version of the WNBA Community Assist Award given to a player for her exceptional contribution to community service.

Focusing on teams, there is the Basketball Executive of the Year Award, presented to the team executive most instrumental in his or her team's success in that season. Then there are also the All-WNBA Teams, the All-Defensive Teams, and the All-Rookie Team, consisting of 5 players each without regard to position. And lastly, there is also an All-Rookie team, consisting of the top five first-year players regardless of position.