The WNBA's Popularity Explosion: On-Court Talent and Off-Court Influence
Description
After one more look back on the WNBA Finals — and Finals MVP A’ja Wilson taking a seat next to Ben Pickman at her victory press conference — Zena, Sabreena, and Ben take a bigger-picture look at the 2025 WNBA season. They get into some of the trends that defined this year, from the demographics of the fans and the explosion of the WNBA into popular culture to some on-court trends. Finally, Ben absolutely stumps Zena and Sabreena with one final game testing their ability to remember the most anomalous stat lines of the year.
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References:
How the Phoenix Mercury’s ‘think outside the box’ roster-building created a winner by Sabreena Merchant
A new generation is embracing the WNBA, including young boys by Ben Pickman
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