WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Friday the league "has to do better" to make players feel valued after sharp criticism from the Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/04/basketball/wnba-commissioner-collier-criticism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #napheesacollier #cathyengelbert #lasvegasaces #phoenixmercury
Caitlin Clark said that she supports fellow WNBA player Napheesa Collier ahead of upcoming labor negotiations and that the players are headed toward a moment they need "to capitalize on." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/03/basketball/clark-supports-collier-wnba-criticism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #napheesacollier #wnba #cathyengelbert
Minnesota guard Napheesa Collier blasted WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for "the worst leadership in the world" in a resounding statement sending shockwaves around the league on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/01/basketball/napheesa-collier-wnba-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #napheesacollier #wnba #minnesotalynx
Restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga will return to the Golden State Warriors on a two-year, $48.5 million contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/01/basketball/nba/kuminga-warriors-contract/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #jonathankuminga #goldenstatewarriors
Victor Wembanyama says he has emerged from a curtailed season fitter and stronger and can't wait to get back on the court when the San Antonio Spurs begin their NBA campaign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/30/basketball/nba/wembanyama-nba-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #victorwembanyama #sanantoniospurs
Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson won a record fourth WNBA Most Valuable Player award, and second in a row, on Sunday in one of the tightest ever races. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/22/basketball/wnba-wilson-mvp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #lasvegasaces #a039jawilson
What a intense game but at the end Germany won the European Championship against a great Turkish team! 🇪🇺🏆🇩🇪🎉
LeBron James has become the first NBA player to author a piece in China's state-run People's Daily newspaper, an unusual move suggesting the league's years-long row with Beijing could be coming to an end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/09/basketball/lebron-james-china-letter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #lebronjames #china #people039sdaily #cctv
Jeremy Lin, who became a New York Knicks icon with "Linsanity" and inspired a new generation of young Asian American fans, announced his retirement from professional basketball. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/01/basketball/nba/jeremy-lin-retires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #jeremylin #newyorkknicks #torontoraptors
The timeline for Caitlin Clark to return to the Indiana Fever might be pushed back after the star guard sustained a left ankle bone bruise earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/21/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-setback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba
The Indiana Fever's injury woes continued after guard Sophie Cunningham was ruled out for rest of the season Tuesday because of a right knee injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/basketball/sophie-cunningham-injury-ends-season/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba #indianafever #sophiecunningham
Five-time All-Star and former No. 1 draft pick John Wall announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/basketball/nba/john-wall-retires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #johnwall #washingtonwizards #losangelesclippers
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic has been cleared to resume playing following a right knee injury as Slovenia prepares for the upcoming EuroBasket competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/basketball/doncic-slovenia-injury-scare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #lukadoncic #losangeleslakers #eurobasket
The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of the Boston Celtics to an investment group led by Bill Chisholm, five months after the deal worth a then-record $6.1 billion was agreed upon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/14/basketball/nba/boston-celtics-sale-approved/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #bostonceltics
The Indiana Fever have yet to clear star guard Caitlin Clark to return to practice as she continues her recovery from a right groin injury. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/basketball/caitlin-clark-injury-recovery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba
A pair of reports published Thursday linked the recent rise of sex toys being thrown onto WNBA courts to a cryptocurrency group pushing a memecoin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/08/basketball/wnba-sex-toy-incidents-memecoins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #wnba#memecoins #cryptocurrency #sophiecunningham
Luka Doncic on Saturday said he felt privileged to shoulder championship expectations after officially signing a three-year, $165 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/03/basketball/nba/doncic-lakers-contract-extend/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #lukadoncic #losangeleslakers
Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five others on charges of running illegal "high-stakes" poker games at his mansion in the Los Angeles suburbs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/31/basketball/nba/gilbert-arenas-high-stake-poker-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #gilbertarenas #gambling
A Men's Health magazine profile confirmed the extent to which Lakers star Luka Doncic has gone to develop a slimmed-down look as he prepares for his first full season in L.A. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/basketball/nba/luka-doncic-mens-health/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #lukadoncic #losangeleslakers
A 55-year-old Texas man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after admitting to stalking and harassing Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/basketball/caitlin-clark-stalker-jailed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #caitlinclark #indianafever #wnba