What do you get when you tap two Olympic gold medalists and WNBA All-Stars to co-found a new women's basketball league? In the case of Unrivaled Basketball and co-founders Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier,
Unrivaled landed deep-pocketed investors, a TV deal and the top players. Will that be enough to make it a long-term success?
Napheesa Collier looks like the best player in the world, the Phantom need help, and three other observations from the early days of Unrivaled.
New York Liberty stars were unable to withstand a fourth quarter comeback in the debut of the new 3-on-3 league.
Unrivaled Basketball, launched by a Minnesota star, is a real game-changer — and it tipped off Friday night in Florida.
In the league's first game, Skylar Diggins-Smith hit a walk-off 3-pointer to lift Lunar Owls BC to a dramatic comeback win over Mist BC, 84-80. In the nightcap, Rhyne Howard poured in 33 points to carry Vinyl BC to a 79-73 win over Rose BC.
Along with being one of the WNBA's top stars, Napheesa Collier has worked diligently behind the scenes to build her own venture.
The league will officially begin play on Friday, Jan. 18. The first game will be Collier's Lunar Owls BC against Stewart's Mist BC. It will start at 6 p.m. CT, followed by a second game at 7 p.m. CT. The Finals are scheduled to take place on Monday, March 17. The entire league season will be broadcast on TNT. TruTV and Max.
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Unrivaled’s debut was a MOVIE. Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier deserve so much praise for the league they’ve just created. Unrivaled is everything you could hope for and more. It met the hype. It met the expectations. And then it over-delivered.
Unrivaled was created by Lynx star Napheesa Collier and New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart to give a place for pros to play in the off-season. They are paid a comparable salary to what they ...