A history-making WNBA Finals, however it turns out
The IX: Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal, Oct. 9, 2024
Happy Basketball Wednesday, presented by The BIG EAST Conference. We’ll keep this one short: there’s a WNBA Finals to prepare for, after all, and we’ll be blanketing you with coverage of it at The IX and The Next.
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Basketball Wednesday
Below, you can hear more of the in-depth coverage of how we got here and the biggest keys to this matchup. But I also think we need to keep in mind that, no matter what happens, history will be made.
Either the New York Liberty, an original WNBA franchise, will win its first WNBA title, or Cheryl Reeve will do something unprecedented herself — capture Olympic gold and a WNBA title as a head coach in the same calendar year.
Much more to come.
Stathead Stat of the Week
Breanna Stewart had 21 points, five assists, seven steals, and eight rebounds in the Liberty’s Game 2 victory. She’s just the second player in WNBA history to have 20-5-5-5 in the Finals.
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And of course, our full team continuing coverage of every WNBA team over at The Next.
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Five at The IX: Hear from the WNBA finalists
| Mondays: Soccer |
| By: Annie Peterson, @AnnieMPeterson, AP Women’s Soccer |
| Tuesdays: Tennis |
| By: Joey Dillon, @JoeyDillon, Freelance Tennis Writer |
| Wednesdays: Basketball |
| By: Howard Megdal, @HowardMegdal, The Next |
| Thursdays: Golf |
| By: Marin Dremock, @MDremock, The IX |
| Fridays: Hockey |
| By: @TheIceGarden, The Ice Garden |
| Saturdays: Gymnastics |
| By: Lela Moore, @runlelarun, Freelance Writer |
Written by Howard Megdal
Howard is the founder of The Next and editor-in-chief.
