Phantom guard Marina Mabrey will miss the first 2-4 weeks of the season with a calf strain suffered during training camp.

Unrivaled is a new 3-on-3 women’s professional basketball league that debuts on Friday. Six teams will compete for the title.

The made-for-TV league tips off Friday with some of the biggest names in women’s basketball including Angel Reese and Breanna Stewart.

FIBA 3×3 historically has led to players’ improving in isolation and pick-and-rolls. For instance, Jackie Young ’s 2021 Olympics experience helped transform her ballhandling, and Hailey Van Lith has become a dramatically better pick-and-roll player after the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The 3-on-3 league by Olympic gold medalists Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart debuts Friday, featuring 36 players from the WNBA.

Unrivaled is a new 3-on-3 women’s professional basketball league that debuts on Friday. Six teams will compete for the title. Here’s a guide on how the games will be played, where they will be played, and where to watch them.

Top talent from the WNBA will be on display when the novel 3x3 basketball league Unrivaled tips off on Friday in Miami, meeting the demand from players for more options to play stateside amid surging interest in the women's game.

Unrivaled is setting a new standard for women’s basketball before one game has been played in the upstart league

What are the rules for the new 3-on-3 league? How were the rosters built? We have all the details on the eight-week season.

Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women's basketball league that tips off on Friday, will measure success based on how many players want to return next year, its president Alex Bazzell tells Axios. Why it matters: Unrivaled is making a big bet that the star power of WNBA players — without Caitlin Clark — is enough to break through in an increasingly cluttered sports market.