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What to Know About Women’s Basketball Today
1. Game 5 Showdown Tonight 🤩
The final WNBA Semi-Finals series all comes down to this. The Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces face off in a decisive Game 5 tonight. The Fever took Games 1 and 4, while the Aces claimed back-to-back victories in Games 2 and 3.
📺 Tonight: 9:30 PM ET, ESPN2
WHY IT MATTERS: The winner punches their ticket to the WNBA Finals to meet the Phoenix Mercury. Vegas enters as a 64% favorite per ESPN’s predictor and holds a 17–5 home record, but Indiana has proven they can win on the road. One more battle will decide who moves on.
2. All-Rookie Team Announced ✨
The 2025 WNBA All-Rookie Team is here: Paige Bueckers (Wings), Sonia Citron (Mystics), Kiki Iriafen (Mystics), Dominique Malonga (Storm), and Janelle Salaün (Valkyries). (Bleacher Report)
WHY IT MATTERS: This season brought us another special rookie class, with these young players making an immediate impact on the league. Bueckers, Citron, and Iriafen were All-Stars as rookies, while Malonga and Salaün helped power their teams into the playoffs.
3. Unrivaled’s Roster Climbs to 36 🏀
Six more players were unveiled for the 2026 Unrivaled season: Skylar Diggins, Brittney Griner, Rhyne Howard, Aliyah Boston (all returners), plus newcomers Ezi Magbegor and Rachel Banham. (Yahoo Sports)
WHY IT MATTERS: That brings the announced roster to 36, with 12 more names to come this week. The 3-on-3 league gives players a chance to earn more in the WNBA offseason without having to travel overseas while also sharpening their games against the All-Star caliber talent in the offseason.
🗳️ Are you planning to watch Unrivaled’s 3-on-3 league when it returns in 2026?
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OVERTIME ⏱️
On Air Again: Aliyah Boston is finalizing a deal to return to NBC Sports and Peacock this fall as a Big Ten analyst.
Fines All Around: Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve was fined $15k for her Game 3 comments and conduct, with Aces head coach Becky Hammon and Fever head coach Stephanie White also fined $1k each for supporting her criticisms of the refs.
Starting 5s: Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston share their all-time WNBA lineups on the latest episode of their podcast Post Moves.
🗳️ Poll Results from Yesterday: We asked which WNBA semifinal storyline had you most excited. The verdict? Over 88% of you were fired up about the Fever forcing a winner-take-all Game 5 against the Aces. That moment has arrived, enjoy the game tonight!
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