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Alexa Philippou
ESPN
- Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA
- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
- Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
Incredible individual performances. Surprising starts. Thrilling finishes. The opening two weeks of the 2024 WNBA season have been jam-packed. But the best part for longtime fans and newcomers to the league is that the bulk of the season lies ahead.
Commissioner’s Cup play will begin next month, running from June 1 to 13 under a reconfigured format, followed by the championship game of that in-season tournament on June 25. The league’s best then will travel to Phoenix for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 20, which precedes a monthlong break for the Olympics.
Until then, there’s plenty of basketball to look forward to, particularly after the fun teaser of competition we’ve had throughout May. We take stock of what we’ve seen at the two-week mark and…
