Buzzer-beaters and besties: the rivalries and friendships that make the WNBA
A’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray meet up after last week’s game at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta. Photograph: Adam Hagy/NBAE/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray meet up after last week’s game at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta. But when I look at the matchups that headline the schedule, it made me think of all the different rivalries that have come and gone throughout the league’s 30 years – some rooted in half-court buzzer-beaters, others in baseline jumper buzzer-beaters.
- ▪A’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray meet up after last week’s game at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta.
- ▪Photograph: Adam Hagy/NBAE/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray meet up after last week’s game at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta.
- ▪But when I look at the matchups that headline the schedule, it made me think of all the different rivalries that have come and gone throughout the league’s 30 years – some rooted in half-court buzzer-beaters, others in baseline jumper buzze
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A’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray meet up after last week’s game at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta. Photograph: Adam Hagy/NBAE/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray meet up after last week’s game at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta. Photograph: Adam Hagy/NBAE/Getty ImagesWNBA 30WNBABuzzer-beaters and besties: the rivalries and friendships that make the WNBAFrom Comets-Liberty and Lynx-Sparks to Wilson-Gray and the StudBudz, the feuds and friendships that have shaped 30 years of the WNBA Sign up to get WNBA 30 in your inbox every Tuesday Jordan RobinsonTue 11 Aug 2026 15.57 EDTLast modified on Tue 11 Aug 2026 15.58 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIt’s Rivals Week in the W, and it’s already given us so many spicy viral moments.
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