With USC women’s basketball this past year, Kiki Iriafen took Los Angeles by storm. After transferring in from Stanford, Iriafen shined in her lone season with the Trojans, helping lead the team to a Big Ten title and a second consecutive trip to the Elite Eight.

From Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon to first-year Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase, from young stars such as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to veteran players such as Kelsey Plum and Natasha Cloud, the issue has flared several times on the court during games and prompted questions and comments during postgame news conferences.

When the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off arguably the biggest blockbuster trade in NBA history back in February that sent 10-time All-Star forward Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for superstar point guard Luka Doncic, many believed it signaled the latter would be in purple and gold for the foreseeable future.

First, the Huskies took in a Los Angeles Sparks' WNBA game against the Washington Mystics at Crypto.com Arena. UConn players even got to show off their throwing arms when they tossed T-shirts into the stands during a break in the action.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever beat rookie Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings 102-83 in the first matchup between the past two No. 1 picks in the WNBA draft. Bueckers finished with 21 points.

Grace Berger played five seasons for the Hoosiers and two for the Fever. This is her third WNBA team this season.

Former Los Angeles Sparks star Lisa Leslie knows a thing or two about what Clark is going through. The Basketball Hall of Famer dealt with a groin injury in 2006. At halftime of Fever vs. Liberty, Leslie opened up about Clark’s latest setback, revealing everything she had to go through.

Los Angeles Sparks' star guard Kelsey Plum was selected as part of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game reserves by the league's head coaches' vote on July 6 — her fourt