Unrivaled live updates: How to watch Vinyl vs. Lunar Owls, Rose vs. Laces on Monday night
Unrivaled live updates: How to watch Vinyl vs. Lunar Owls, Rose vs. Laces on Monday night
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WNBA star Napheesa Collier on new Unrivaled league, UConn's Geno Auriemma and more
Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier explains why she started the Unrivaled league and how she hopes it will improve the lives of players and coaches across women's basketball.
MEDLEY, Fla. – The second weekend of Unrivaled women's basketball concludes with two undefeated teams hoping to avoid their first loss on Monday night.
Unrivaled co-founder and leading scorer Napheesa Collier and the Lunar Owls (3-0) will face Rhyne Howard, Arike Ogunbowale and the Vinyl (2-1) in the first game at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Angel Reese, Chelsea Gray and the Rose (1-2) will face Tiffany Hayes, Kayla McBride and the Laces (3-0) in the second game at 8:45 p.m. ET.
Unrivaled is available on cable television on TNT in the United States, and TSN+ in Canada.
Unrivaled games are also available to live stream on Max, and internationally on YouTube.
Collier has been dominant, averaging 31.7 points with 11.7 rebounds through three Unrivaled games for the Lunar Owls, which stayed undefeated against Phantom on Saturday night.
Howard (21.0 points per game) and Dearica Hamby (19.0 ppg) are the third- and fourth-highest scorers in Unrivaled for the Vinyl, which lost its first game to the Laces on Friday night.
Kayla McBride, of the Laces, is Unrivaled's second-leading scorer, averaging 23.7 points per game. Laces beat Vinyl on Friday night to stay undefeated.
Rose is led by Kahleah Copper, who has 18.7 points through the club's first three games. Rose beat Mist on Friday night for its first win.
One Unrivaled player will be playing for a new WNBA team next season after a blockbuster trade was reported late Sunday night.
The Seattle Storm have reached an agreement to trade Jewell Loyd to the Las Vegas Aces in a three-team deal that will send Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks, a person with knowledge of the trade confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.
Seattle will also acquire the No. 2 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft and 6-foot-7 center Li Yueru from the Sparks. Los Angeles also gets the No. 9 pick in 2025 from the Storm, while the Aces get the No. 13 pick in the 2025 draft from the Sparks, according to ESPN.
Loyd and Plum were teammates on the U.S. women's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Both are two-time WNBA champions.
Unrivaled second weekend results
Friday
Phantom 74, Mist 69: Brittney Griner, Satou Sabally each scored 29 points in the win.
Laces 83, Vinyl 79: Tiffany Hayes led the Laces with 26 points.
Saturday
Rose 71, Mist 66: Lexie Hull led the Rose with 19 points.
Lunar Owls 82, Phantom 58: Collier had 37 points and 18 rebounds in the win.
Unrivaled – the new women's basketball league started by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart – will play its inaugural season from January to mid-March.
Six teams with 36 of the best women's basketball players in the world, including Sabrina Ionescu and Brittney Griner, will compete in 3-on-3, full court games for the next nine weeks.
Games will be played at Wayfair Arena in Medley, Fla., which is in the Miami metropolitan area, about 7 miles from Miami International Airport.
Laces: Stefanie Dolson, Tiffany Hayes, Natisha Hiedeman (relief player contract), Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, Jackie Young.
Stefanie Dolson, Tiffany Hayes, Natisha Hiedeman (relief player contract), Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, Jackie Young. Lunar Owls: Shakira Austin, Napheesa Collier, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Courtney Williams, Cameron Brink (IR).
Shakira Austin, Napheesa Collier, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Courtney Williams, Cameron Brink (IR). Mist: DiJonai Carrington, Aaliyah Edwards, Rickea Jackson, Jewell Loyd, NaLyssa Smith (relief player contract), Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot.
DiJonai Carrington, Aaliyah Edwards, Rickea Jackson, Jewell Loyd, NaLyssa Smith (relief player contract), Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot. Phantom: Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Katie Lou Samuelson.
Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Katie Lou Samuelson. Rose: Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Lexie Hull, Angel Reese, Azura Stevens, Brittney Sykes.
Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Lexie Hull, Angel Reese, Azura Stevens, Brittney Sykes. Vinyl: Aliyah Boston, Rae Burrell, Jordin Canada, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Arike Ogunbowale.
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