Just a few days after she won her second WNBA Championship with the Phoenix Mercury, Cappie Pondexter underwent eye surgery in order to repair any retinal damage she may have had after colliding with another player during last Friday’s decisive game five against the Indiana Fever.
During the trophy presentation, Pondexter’s eye looked visibly swollen as if she had just gotten into a fist fight. Despite being injured, she scored 24 points during the final game and tossed in an incredible overall performance that helped the Mercury win yet another championship title.
According to ESPN.com, Pondexter’s surgery went well.  She’s taking a …read more

Bad news for the Seattle Storm — Lauren Jackson, one of the WNBA’s premier players, is out for the season after suffering a stress fracture in her lower back.
“Lauren has been playing with back pain for a couple of weeks,” head coach Brian Agler said. “She will rest and work with our team physicians and trainers to rehabilitate her back.”
According to ESPN.com, Jackson had a bone scan done last Friday that revealed the stress fracture.
The Storm clinched a playoff spot after last Thursday’s win over the Connecticut Sun.  As the team’s leading scorer, Jackson will surely be missed in the …read more

Even if the Los Angeles Sparks do not win an WNBA Championship this season,  Lisa Leslie should have no regrets about retiring. She’s already achieved a host of accolades and awards throughout her career, and is one of the most recognizable faces in women’s basketball.
Sure, Candace Parker is a household name, but Leslie was dunking basketballs well before Parker could even drive a car.
Leslie reached yet another milestone in her basketball career by reaching 6,000 points in a game against the Indiana Fever. The exclamation point of the achievement was made as Leslie hit an 11-foot jumper with only 11.9 …read more

After 11 seasons, one of the more prolific and influential players in WNBA history has decided to retire.
Yolanda Griffith announced her retirement Tuesday after suffering a career-ending tear of her left Achilles tendon back on June 9.
The 39-year-old Indiana Fever forward has quite the basketball resume. She is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and won a WNBA Champtionship back  in 2005 with the Sacramento Monarchs.
Griffith also holds the second spot for rebounding in league history with 2,444 boards. As the second overall pick in the 1999 WNBA draft, she averaged seven rebounds and 10.3 ppg.
As the WNBA moves further into …read more

First, let me apologize for the pun. Second, where in the world did this come from? How funny is it that this “shocking” move happened to a team called the Detroit Shock?
Bill Laimbeer added a certain amount of clout to the WNBA when he took over as Detroit’s head coach in 2002. He has led his team to three WNBA titles in three years and has made the Shock into a basketball powerhouse. He talked his bosses out of folding the team after the 2002 season before engineering a worst-to-first championship run the very next season. But after three games …read more

And she wants it before she retires. So Candace Parker better hurry up and recover from having her baby, because Lisa Leslie is planning on retiring at the end of this season.
Parker is a key component to the Los Angeles Sparks‘ success. She’s the reigning WNBA MVP and was voted rookie of the year last season.
“I think Candace is going to come in when she knows she’s effective and she can contribute,” Leslie said, according to ESPN.com. “I think the beautiful part of it is that she is young enough that she will be able to do it faster than …read more

Wow … try saying that five times fast.
The team known as the “bad girls” of the league has prevailed despite injuries, odds and setbacks. The Detroit Shock swept the San Antonio Silver Stars in impressive fashion to win the 2008 WNBA Championship. This win makes it number three overall for the franchise.
Katie Smith won Finals MVP honors after averaging 21.7 points per game. She’s also a three-time gold medalist, two ABL crowns and now three WNBA Championships. Now that’s impressive.
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