The WNBA announced on Tuesday that the Seattle Storm have been fined $5,000 for violating the league’s media policies after their 98-85 loss to the New York Liberty on Aug. 30. Following that defeat, the Storm “did not make available the requisite number of players at the team’s postgame press conference.”
All-Star guard Jewell Loyd, who had 20 points on 5-of-17 shooting, was the only player who spoke to reporters alongside head coach Noelle Quinn.
On April 12, the WNBA announced its new media access policy ahead of the 2024 season. It requires teams to make two players available in the press conference room and additional players available by request:
• No later than 10 minutes following the game, each head coach and two players (leading scorer and key contributor) per team will be available in the separate press conference rooms for in-person and zoom media.
• Teams have the option of having their designated players available alongside the head coach at the podium or hosting them separately from the head coach. However, no more than…
