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Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Jamal Crawford, the 1996 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team, Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson are among the first-time nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told ESPN on Friday that despite the union's strike authorization vote amid their current negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, the WNBA players still want to play next season.

Rockets ownership is in substantive talks with the Connecticut Sun over the potential purchase and relocation of the WNBA franchise to Houston, sources told ESPN ...

The Jan. 9 deadline is still weeks away, but the WNBPA has voted to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during negotiations.

The WNBPA announced Thursday that its members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during the ongoing negotiations between the players association and the WNBA on a new collective bargaining agreement.

The Liberty sit atop Forbes' first-ever list of the world's most valuable women's teams.

Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett has agreed to reunite with the Timberwolves and the Lynx in a new, all-encompassing role involving business, community and fan-engagement efforts and content development, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Hall of Famer Sylvia Fowles is joining the Portland Fire as an assistant coach for the organization's inaugural season, a source told ESPN.

Three months after her exit interview in which she called for new WNBA leadership, Lynx star Napheesa Collier said that while "nothing has changed" at the league level, she remains confident in the future as the players' union works toward a new CBA.

The Los Angeles-area home of Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu was burglarized Monday night, with police saying several handbags worth more than $60,000 were stolen.