Basketball’s a year-round party with the NBA’s regular season action tipping off on Tuesday. It’s time to lace up your Nikes and dive into everything you need to know before the orange ball’s tossed up.

The No. 1 NY Liberty are one win away from their first-ever championship following Wednesday's stunning comeback 80–77 Game 3 win over the No. 2 Minnesota Lynx. This Finals series has been downright unpredictable, but here’s what we do know ahead of tonight’s 8 p.m. ET Game 4 and a potential Game 5 on Sunday.

We’re only two games into the WNBA Finals, but as No. 1 NY Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello said, there’s already a winner: women’s basketball. NY’s 80–66 Game 2 win over the No. 2 Minnesota Lynx was the most-watched Finals showdown in 23 years. And it’s just the beginning. Here’s how NY evened the thrilling best-of-five series on Sunday and a preview of what’s to come during tonight’s 8 p.m. ET Game 3 in Minneapolis.

With the NY Liberty and Minnesota Lynx locked in a thrilling shootout for this season’s WNBA crown, it’s the perfect time to look back on the league’s history — from the W’s roots to its bright future and all the jumpers in between.

The excitement never stops during the most-watched WNBA Playoffs of all time, and the hype continued as the No. 2 Minnesota Lynx took last night’s Game 1 vs. the No. 1 NY Liberty in dramatic overtime (OT) fashion.

Nine stellar semis games later, the WNBA Finals matchup is finally set — the No. 1 NY Liberty will face the No. 2 Minnesota Lynx for that shiny Tiffany & Co. Championship Trophy. Here’s how the Lynx clinched their spot and what to expect when the Finals tip off tomorrow.

And just like that, one half of the WNBA Finals is officially set, while the other semi series heads to the best two words in women’s basketball: Game 5. Let’s rock.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark’s trophy collection keeps growing with more WNBA end-of-season hardware being dished out, but only one member of the recently announced and absolutely stacked All-Rookie Team remains in contention for the championship title. Here’s what’s at stake in tonight’s crucial Game 3s.

While the 2025 debutante Golden State Valkyries fantasize about the December 6th expansion draft, the four remaining semis squads are locked in on the here and now with last night’s thrilling Game 2s done and dusted.

Lingering off-court news aside, the best-of-five WNBA semis are off to a thrilling, star-studded start, chock-full of buckets, blocks, and Spike Lee trash talk.

In the midst of the above, the game plays on — the WNBA’s semifinals tip off on Sunday, meaning it’s time to level up from three-game sets to five-game series. More hoops, more drama.

Following two more higher-seed sweeps on Wednesday, the semis are set, but unfortunately, outstanding play and one legend’s possible swan song were eclipsed by serious off-court issues.