a pistons-hornets 1st round series will FEED FAMILIES….specifically, jalen duren’s family. all other families will have extra time to eat together because it will be over in four games

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i will never forget the jerami grant mural at kiesling

we were watching a bagley wiseman position battle TWO years ago 😭😭

my gorgeous perfect beautiful sons the detroit pistons

dusty can tempt top talent with the buffalo cauliflower wings at detroit street filling station or the famed AADL summer game….paige and alex karaban and rebecca lobo and rip hamilton were in it simply for the love of basketball

the compliment I will pay to UConn is that if you ever spend any time in Storrs, Connecticut, you will leave with so much respect for anyone who has ever played or recruited there, geno and jim calhoun are wizards

im going to become the joker

or a single

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seems this man has really taken ownership of the lockout photo beat, keep up the good work james black www.nytimes.com/athletic/314...

a getty images search result with photos of a WNBA basketball wrapped in a big chain and lock

shoutout to the getty photographer who prepared for a WNBA lockout with this stock photoshoot. the only downside of labor peace is that we have no use for these beautiful images

love the ferne boutique sweater homage

a good point she brought up: audits are very expensive! the NBA/NBPA devote a ton of $/resources to the annual BRI audit. a rev share system tied to net revenue, like the WNBA wants, would put even more work on the players to scrutinize the “expenses” owners are reporting and that’s *costly* work

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probably needed to save some material for the spinoff novel about this charming character

photo of a book page: “Sean sends me an article from Defector literally titled "How to Watch Basketball" and then, seconds later, a piece he wrote about the Lights last year

you could argue that patrick’s blog is responsible for bringing the main characters together, i was dying

photo of a page of a book: “When I meet up with the group, there are five other journalists and a publicist. I recognize a duo from The Athletic, one from Defector, and the last two are joking around with each other and the publicist in a way that implies they're Vegas locals.”

it was also the funniest surprise to see our site turn up in a novel?? the “one from Defector” sounds extremely beautiful and smart, as well as kind…

How Can You Not Be Romantic About Women's Basketball?  | Defector Most “women’s sports novels” are really novels about girls. In them, girlhood is something mourned before it’s over. Like the games themselves, the books are set to ticking clocks. When the high schoo...

a new WNBA romance novel got me thinking about how romance fandom and WNBA fandom can both feel like expressions of optimism: defector.com/how-can-you-...

Cardte Hicks Played Above The Rim And Ahead Of Her Time | Defector As Cardte Hicks leapt toward the hoop, the audience at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium suddenly hushed. These were the final minutes of the Women’s Professional Basketball League’s All-Star Game on F...

writing this feature about the legendary cardte hicks for @defector.com made me feel more connected to the heart & soul of women's basketball!

as a player & person, cardte was singular - but her experience of systemic racism in wbb was not. i hope this piece helps crack open more convo about it <3

Union: WNBA made enough money for revenue sharing The WNBA players union says that the league generated enough revenue to trigger revenue sharing.

For the first time in league history, the WNBA generated enough revenue in 2025 to trigger revenue sharing with players. Players will receive $8 million.

The union will also pay out $9.25 million from revenue generated from its group licensing program.

www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

same (quinn smiling)

i actually started laughing, he wanted to go out with a bang

also megan keller had to sit in the box for the whole shootout in 2018! so im glad she got to make this one happen in the ice :)

feels weird but i'm so happy to be wrong for the first time in my life. also megan keller is from michigan

getting close...

an orange book titled COURT QUEENS coming March 17, 2026

COURT QUEENS comes out in one month! Women’s basketball from the 1890s to 2020s, in words and pictures, from AAU to AIAW to WBL to WNBA. You can preorder now wherever you get your books ✨ www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/emma-...

the doubters in the replies are simply not traumatized enough