@WBBDaily Morning Edition June 15th 2023

NCAA WBB

LSU's Flau'jae Johnson discusses basketball and rap careers

Flau'jae Johnson helped LSU's women's basketball team win the national championship and is focused on next season while balancing a rap career.

WNBA

Dallas Wings: Satou Sabally Western Conference Player of Week | wfaa.com

“I remember when I first was hired and talking to her, and she goes, ‘This is my year,’ and she’s kept that same mindset,” Coach Trammell said.

A’ja Wilson And Breanna Stewart Lead 2023 WNBA All-Star Fan Voting

A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart once again lead the WNBA All-Star Fan Voting After Week One. Will the duo repeat as All-Star Captains in 2023?

Phoenix Mercury still evaluating travel plans after Griner was harassed at airport

Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury's first two road trips have put the travel issues facing her and the league back in the spotlight. For the Mercury's season-opening weekend trip to Los Angeles the team traveled on a business jet that didn't require the Phoenix travel party to go through the commercial part of the airport. Last week, the team took a flight to Texas and then Indiana, requiring Griner and her Mercury to teammates go through commercial airports.

What the WNBA can learn from other pro leagues' push for universal charter flights

The lack of charter flights in the WNBA has remained an issue and took on greater urgency when Brittney Griner was harassed Saturday. Here's how other pro leagues got charters to be their standard.

Mystics can't contain Aliyah Boston in loss to Fever - The Washington Post

Now is the perfect time to build Sue Bird a statue - MyNorthwest.com

Sue Bird is nothing short of a historic figure. She is a living legend. It is time to build a Sue Bird statue outside Climate Pledge Arena.

Jewell Loyd steps into more prominent role with rebuilding Seattle Storm WNBA - Bally Sports

For more than 20 seasons, Sue Bird was the face of the Seattle Storm and for two separate stretches she was joined by arguably the best players in the world at that time in Lauren Jackson and Breanna Stewart

How Maya Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons Beat Every Odd

Former WNBA star Maya Moore Irons and her husband, Jonathan Irons, on how her campaign for his release helped lead them both to a new life.

FIBA

The pride of Israel: Garzon ready to put on a show for the fans - FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 - FIBA.basketball

TEL AVIV (Israel) - As one of the leading players of her generation, there's an inevitable weight of expectation on the shoulders of Yarden Garzon as she steps out for her first FIBA Women’s EuroBasket.