Natalie Esquire

Among the many things Grandma Kitty shared with Steph Curry tonight after the game at Barclays, one of my faves is a Mother’s Day card she received from her family. It read: “Happy Mother’s Day mom. Thank you for teaching us to love God, each other, and Steph Curry.” Enjoy!

Just dropped my first newsletter. With the WNBA on Prime studio show launching tonight, I wanted to share a recap from the dinner I attended last week with the broadcast team and executive leadership. #wnbaonprime @Unanimous_World

is it just me or these games feel like playoffs already first week?? i ran 5 miles in the game last night 😂😵‍💫

@MattDowellTV 💯

This is a strong statement and “selfishness” is a big word. I think this is something you keep in house after only three games because now it’s going to be a thing and more questions will arise

Maddy Siegrist on her role: “I don’t really know, I think you just gotta stay ready. I been in a lot of different roles in my career, whether coming off the bench, starting the game. Just trying to provide a boost wherever” She’s playing 14 min per game, down from 27 last year.

Pauline Astier joined Aliyah Boston as the only rookies in the past 25 seasons to score at least 60 points while shooting over 60 percent from the field through 4 career @WNBA games.

Maddy Siegrist when asked about her role on the Wings this season: "I don't really know. I think you just gotta stay ready." "Just trying to provide a boost wherever."

I was tied up last night so just catching on Wings and Lynx game: some of these postgame comments whew…

When @_ajawilson22 pulls you on court for a photo with the team 🥹🫶

Reports of Cam Brink's demise were GREATLY exaggerated btw

She's TOO TUFFFF 😤🔥 ♠️ 27 PTS ♠️ 8 REB ♠️ 4 AST ♠️ 2 STL ♠️ 13-16 FG @ChennedyCarter // #ALLINLV

@MaxxZimonick @tdheld77 That's not true. Last year the WNBA did a week 0 and before that they would consider this week 1, but historically, power rankings have always been done after opening weekend. There's no agenda behind it, so not sure what you're alluding to. That's why we include qualifiers.

@natfluential @tdheld77 I think the point, is the same one you made. It is to early for doing these polls. They just do it for one reason, and we all know what it is. The WNBA never did all this Pre Season All-Star nonsense and game one rankings. It's all to slight one person and team.

My way too early Week 0.5 power rankings. Please don’t overreact people. They will likely shift again drastically by next week. Most teams have only played one game so far. nbcsports.com/wnba/news/2026…

final moments of the 4th quarter as Sarah Ashlee hits the buzzer beater to give us our first win in our debut season 🔥

Breanna Stewart alluded to there being a lack of discipline when it came to the Liberty's defense. She took accountability herself knowing that she has to "get the rest of the group ready to go" for Thursday.

Jose Fernandez on Azzi Fudd: “Out of an abundance of caution and her long-term health, we’re keeping her out tonight.”

Karl Smesko on new Dream guard Aaliyah Nye: "She's somebody we were really high on last year. She's an exceptional shooter ... I thought having another shooter that we could bring in would be very valuable to us."

No Tuesday drop of Pull Up today, but we had an awesome conversation with the incredible @Callie__Fin that will drop later in the week. Stay tuned!!

@tdheld77 The Fever didn’t drop because I didn’t do preseason rankings. Regardless, they haven’t won a game yet and others have. How do you justify putting them ahead of those other teams? Valkyries, NY, Mercury, even Seattle all are down players and won at least 1 game.

@natfluential Um they gave up 104. Fever down a starter and two starters on limited minutes but they drop several spots on the 3 point loss? Y’all wild 😆

The WNBA is trying to fix officiating, but there have been early growing pains. Through 11 games, there have been five instances of teams with 25+ free throw attempts. There was 25 all of last year. More ⬇️ frontofficesports.com/wnba-officiati…