Catch up on the off-court WNBA news you might have missed while tuning into the season opening stretch of on-court action.
Prepare for the Valkyries
The 2024 WNBA season is here, but the Valkyries are coming in 2025.
On Tuesday, Golden State’s expansion franchise announced the team’s brand and identity: the Valkyries. Łukasz Muniowski covered the initial details of the reveal.
A record-breaking opener
Tuesday night’s season opener between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun was the most-viewed WNBA game on an ESPN platform, with an average 2.1 million, and a peak of 2.3 million, tuning in.
Swish Appeal’s Noa Dalzell was there, detailing on how a disciplined and determined defensive effort from the Connecticut Sun, spearheaded by DiJonai Carrington, spoiled Caitlin Clark’s expected WNBA coronation and propelled the Sun to a 92-71 win over the Fever.
Charter flights in full effect on May 21
The implementation of the WNBA’s charter flight program has been uneven, with some teams benefitting from private air travel for their first away games while others have been forced to endure yet another commercial trek or two. According to a league spokesperson, all teams will be flying charter beginning Tuesday, May 21.
In a statement to ESPN, the spokesperson…
