Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is embracing the opportunity to play again during the WNBA offseason without having to go overseas, as the league starts on Friday

Brittney Griner is embracing the opportunity to play again in the WNBA offseason without having to go overseas

The new 3-on-3 women's basketball league featuring 36 WNBA players will debut Friday night. Here's what to know and how to watch.

Brittney Griner is embracing the opportunity to play again during the WNBA offseason without having to go overseas. The 6-foot-9 WNBA All-Star said she would never play abroad again except with USA Basketball after spending 10 months in a Russian prison in 2022 when authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis.

While seven of the league's 36 players once heard their name called first in the WNBA Draft, the star power doesn't stop there. Unrivaled co-founder and reigning Defensive Player

Mercury center Brittney Griner explained her reasoning behind joining the Unrivaled league, and it's a surprising reason.

The highly anticipated "Unrivaled" league kicks off tonight, featuring 36 WNBA players across six teams. Founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, the league offers players an opportunity to supplement their income during the offseason and build their brands,

Phoenix Mercury superstar Brittney Griner discussed how Unrivaled will affect the next CBA negotiations with the WNBA.

The WNBA season is months away, but there’s now an opportunity to watch WNBA stars including Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Brittney Griner.

Unrivaled – the new women’s basketball league – kicks off its inaugural season Friday and runs from January to mid-March. Here's the full schedule.

Fans looking to watch this weekend’s Unrivaled games can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available. MAX has plans starting at just $9.99/month, and includes movies, original series and more.

Basketball is massively popular in the USA but women players have hardly benefitted from it. That could soon change as the new Unrivaled 3x3 basketball league promises higher sustainable salary.