Seattle Storm star and Australian national team standout Ezi Magbegor has suffered a torn ACL during the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season. The Seattle Storm confirmed the devastating news Thursday, sending its support to Magbegor following the injury. Magbegor suffered the injury during Australia’s World Cup matchup against Italy after going down in the first quarter. She was unable to continue. The injury is a major blow to both the Opals and the Storm. Magbegor’s 2026 WNBA Season Magbegor appeared…
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Becky Hammon Defends A’ja Wilson Amid World Cup Criticism: “If This Was a Man, There Would Be Nothing to Say”
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon is standing behind A’ja Wilson following criticism surrounding the reigning WNBA MVP’s decision to withdraw from Team USA’s 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup roster. Asked about Wilson’s health and the criticism surrounding her decision to miss the tournament, Hammon made it clear that she believes Wilson has every right to prioritize her health. “A’ja has every right to do what she feels is best health wise,” Hammon said. Hammon also pushed back on what she sees as a double standard when it…
Read MoreIndiana Fever Are Campaigning for Kelsey Mitchell as WNBA MVP — And They Have a Case
The Indiana Fever aren’t exactly being subtle about it. They want Kelsey Mitchell in the WNBA MVP conversation. The Fever have launched a social-media push highlighting Mitchell and Caitlin Clark as the team’s MVP candidates, dubbing their star backcourt “MVP².” But while the campaign includes both Fever guards, Mitchell has built an especially compelling case over the second half of the season. Kelsey Mitchell Is Making History Mitchell has turned scoring consistency into something the WNBA has rarely seen. She has scored at least 20 points in 24 consecutive games,…
Read MoreKelsey Mitchell, A’ja Wilson Named WNBA Players of the Month for August
The WNBA has named Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell and Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson its Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for August. For Mitchell, the honor caps a sensational month in which she emerged as one of the league’s most explosive scorers. Mitchell averaged 28.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game during August while shooting 55.6% from the field and 53.4% from three-point range. She scored a league-high 318 points during the month. The Indiana guard was particularly dominant from beyond the…
Read MoreAngel Reese Goes Back-to-Back as WNBA Player of the Week After Another Dominant Rebounding Stretch
Angel Reese is on a roll. The Atlanta Dream star has been named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 14, earning the honor for the second consecutive week as she continues to dominate the boards during her first season in Atlanta. Reese averaged an eye-popping 14.0 points, 17.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game during the award period. She began the week with a 16-point, 16 rebound effort in a 101-83 loss to Portland on August 28 and then chasing that with 15 points and 11…
Read MoreWNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Announces Retirement After 2026 Season
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has officially announced that she will retire at the end of 2026, bringing her more than seven-year run as the league’s first-ever commissioner to an end. “After more than seven years at the WNBA and more than 40 total years in business, I have made the decision to retire as WNBA Commissioner,” said Engelbert. “In 2019, I had the privilege of being appointed the league’s first commissioner and to lead a league with enormous potential yet untapped awareness and significant undervaluation. Over the years, it has…
Read MoreSatou Sabally Out for Remainder of 2026 WNBA Season With Head Injury
The New York Liberty have suffered a major blow heading into the final stretch of the 2026 WNBA season. Liberty forward Satou Sabally will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, including the playoffs, as she continues to recover from a head injury suffered June 23 against the Las Vegas Aces. Sabally has been sidelined since the June matchup after taking a blow to the head and face while competing for a rebound. She attempted to return to the game but ultimately exited after playing just eight minutes. The injury…
Read More”See You in Court!” Eyes Kanter Freedom files federal lawsuit against Chicago Sky
The situation involving former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, the Chicago Sky and WNBA guard Natasha Cloud has officially moved from the arena to the courtroom. Freedom announced Thursday that he has filed a federal complaint challenging his ejection from the Chicago Sky’s Aug. 23 game against the Indiana Fever at Wintrust Arena. “🚨 SEE YOU IN COURT!!!” Freedom wrote in announcing the lawsuit. According to the complaint, Freedom alleges that he was removed from the arena while exercising what he describes as his First Amendment rights. He was sitting…
Read MoreSkylar Diggins Calls Out Chicago Sky’s Practice Facility Situation Amid Injury-Plagued Season
Skylar Diggins believes one of the biggest frustrations of the Chicago Sky’s 2026 season had nothing to do with what happened on the court. It was where they were trying to prepare for it. Following the announcement that Diggins will miss the remainder of the 2026 WNBA season because of a knee injury, the veteran guard opened up about the Sky’s ongoing practice-facility situation and the lack of a consistent home base for the team. For Diggins, the issue goes beyond convenience. She believes the lack of expected resources may…
Read MoreWNBA Rescinds Angel Reese’s Eighth Technical Foul, Avoiding Automatic Suspension
Angel Reese will not serve a one-game suspension after the WNBA rescinded the technical foul she received Friday night against the Portland Fire. The Atlanta Dream star appeared to be facing an automatic one-game suspension after being assessed her eighth technical foul of the 2026 regular season. However, the league reviewed the play and rescinded the technical, allowing Reese to remain eligible for Atlanta’s matchup against the Minnesota Lynx. The Associated Press reported that the decision came only a few hours after Friday night’s game. The incident occurred during the…
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