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WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)

WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)
WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)
The Women's National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in the United States with 12 teams. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association, and its first season was in 1997.
Chairman / President
Nneka Ogwumike
CEO / Managing Director
Kelsey Plum
CFO / Finance Director
Natalie Achonwa
Industry
Sports
Website
wnba.com
Headquarters address
645 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA​
Year founded
1996
England hosted and won a Rugby World Cup that shattered records and redefined the sport’s potential. Photo: Reuters
Year in Review

Year in women’s sport: England win rugby, football; WNBA grows, India’s moment

New franchises, bigger television audiences and greater advertising visibility sent women’s sport into 2026 on a wave of momentum.

Ant Group

Alipay+ announces sponsorship deal with WNBA team New York Liberty

Ant Group

Ant International signs WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu as brand ambassador

Women’s NBA and players’ union extend CBA deadline to January 9 as talks continue

Salaries and revenue sharing are the two biggest outstanding issues between the sides that they will aim to settle during six-week extension.

The deadline for the current WNBA collective bargaining arrangement ran out on Sunday. Photo: AP

WNBA players pushing for bigger share of league’s revenue, lockout looming

Stalled contract talks threaten to disrupt 2026 season, with players demanding revenue sharing rather than fixed salary increases.

Fashion

Victoria’s Secret returned bigger and bolder than ever in New York

One of the fashion world’s biggest events dazzled with diverse stars like Olympian Sunisa Lee, the WNBA’s Angel Reese, Emily Ratajkowski, the Hadid sisters and K-pop legends Twice.

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NBA China games

WNBA game in China could happen ‘very soon’, NBA boss Adam Silver says

But the league boss says discussions over the WNBA collective bargaining agreement need to be resolved first.

Fans queue at a stall inside the NBA House outside The Venetian Arena in Macau. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

The young Hong Kong female athletes chasing big basketball dreams

The documentary Tip-Off shines a light on a programme supporting young female basketball players with dreams of competing in America’s WNBA.

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Trending in China

Zhang Ziyu, China’s ‘strategic nuclear weapon’, on verge of medal on senior debut

The towering sensation is ranked joint third in the Asia Cup for points per game, despite averaging only 13.8 minutes of court time.

Red Panda fractures wrist in scary fall, vows to be fit for new NBA season

The popular performer shares statement after taking a tumble during half-time of WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final.

Red Panda during the half-time performance show of Game Four in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers. Photo: TNS

WNBA half-time star Red Panda injured after fall from unicycle during show

Chinese-American performer seen clutching wrist before being taken off in wheelchair.

Popular NBA half-time performer Red Panda nurses an injured wrist after taking a fall during a WNBA performance. Photo: X/ @HoopyHoops
Fame and celebrity

Meet Kaitlyn Chen, who just got a standing ovation for her debut in the WNBA

Paige Bueckers’ former UConn Huskies teammate is making history on the court, lauded by well-known coach Geno Auriemma, and is already endorsing beauty and lifestyle brands.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Paige Bueckers, the WNBA’s top draft pick already endorsed by Nike

Bueckers has had a stellar career through high school and university, despite facing several injuries – now she has deals with brands from Dunkin’ Donuts and Crocs to Taco Bell.

US Politics

Meet Jason Whitlock, sports columnist turned controversial political pundit

Last year, Whitlock said the WNBA was ‘living off the charity of the NBA’ after Caitlin Clark’s season ended – he’s also made controversial comments about efforts to ‘emasculate men’.

Meet Jason Whitlock, the ex-ESPN pundit who became a right-wing commentator. Photo: Jason Whitlock/YouTube
Fame and celebrity

Meet golf star Bubba Watson’s former WNBA player wife, Angie Watson

The pair married in 2004 and have welcomed 2 children by adoption; meet the woman Masters winner Watson calls ‘the best thing that ever happened to me on or off a golf course’.

Golfer Bubba Watson and wife Angie Watson have been married for more than 20 years. Photo: @bubbawatson/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Angel Reese’s basketballer brother, Julian ‘Juju’ Reese?

WNBA star Angel Reese showed some support for her little brother Julian during his Maryland men’s game at the NCAA tournament – so who is he exactly?

Lunar

Hong Kong ‘inspired me just as much’, WNBA’s Ionescu says after wowing pupils

New York Liberty player says she shared a bond with local girls who ‘haven’t had a team to play for’, and was happy to share her story.

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WNBA’s Ionescu says defending title will be as tough as winning first one

Three-time All-Star also calls for ‘a collective voice’ from players in talks over a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Sabrina Ionescu said her goal was to win another title but acknowledged it would be harder to win. Photo: Eugene Lee
NBA

What to know about March Madness college basketball event, including where to watch

No matter how much you know about US college basketball, here are some key things to know about the annual men’s and women’s tournaments.

NBA

WNBA star Ionescu tells Hong Kong pupils to ‘dream big’ on third leg of Asia tour

New York Liberty point guard runs through some drills with Heep Yunn School pupils, then watches them win inter-school championship.

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Profile

Recap | Hong Kong sporting heroes, from Siobhan Haughey to Derek Currie

Explore inspiring stories of top Hong Kong athletes, including Olympic swimmer Haughey, football legend Currie, open-water swimmer Hu, and more.

Hong Kong champion swimmer Siobhan Haughey pictured at the 2016 Rio Olympics, competing in the 200m Freestyle. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Who is Megan Rapinoe’s fellow Olympic gold medallist fiancée, Sue Bird?

Megan Rapinoe and President Donald Trump have taken potshots at each other over the years – luckily, today the football star seems to be tuning it out and living her best life with her partner

Megan Rapinoe and her fiancée Sue Bird are both talented, multi-award-winning athletes. Photos: @sbird10/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo, who may be dating WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson?

Adebayo represented Team USA at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, both times winning gold, and has signed an extension contract with the Miami Heat that will reportedly bring in US$166 million over 3 years.

Fame and celebrity

Meet stylish WNBA star Cameron Brink, godsister to Stephen Curry

Brink’s first season in the WNBA was curtailed by injury, but she’s been attending Paris Fashion Week, advocating for DEI, and starring in Skims ads alongside Kelsey Plum and DiJonai Carrington.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Madison Bailey’s ex-Charlotte 49ers basketballer girlfriend, Mariah Linney?

Fans can’t stop talking about the supposed feud between the Netflix show’s stars Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow – but who is Bailey’s girlfriend of 4 years, who she met on Instagram and TikTok?

Meet Madison Bailey’s ex-basketball player girlfriend, Mariah Linney, who she met on social media. Photos: @madisonbaileybabe, @mofiyah99/Instagram

New York Liberty win first WNBA Championship title, down Lynx in dramatic Game 5

New York Liberty become city’s first championship-winning basketball team since Knicks in 1973.

The New York Liberty hold up the championship trophy after beating the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5. Photo: AP

Lynx force Game 5 of WNBA Finals on Carleton’s free throws to beat Liberty 82-80

The teams will meet Sunday in New York in the first Game 5 of the Finals since 2019, when Washington beat Connecticut.

Fame and celebrity

Meet WNBA star Kysre Gondrezick who slayed NYFW and hangs with Angel Reese

Born into a hoops family, Gondrezick was destined for WNBA fame – off-court, she’s spent her summer showing off her style at New York Fashion Week and hanging with her former teammate and new beau.

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