Brian Hamilton

Senior writer for @TheAthletic. You can’t have a salad without the sauce. Email: brianhamiltonwrites at gmail

[Brian Hamilton @_Brian_Hamilton]

Can Caitlin Clark just play basketball?

Over 15 days in five cities, and one phone call about her garden, I tried to find out.

Free to read @TheAthletic:
https://t.co/09kZxZU52r

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Dream coach Karl Smesko goes in on the officiating after Game 5.

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The Golden State Valkyries have suggestions for how their fans should deal with a 9:30 a.m. Pacific start for a potential title-clincher in Game 6.

Veronica Burton: "Call in sick. I recommend it."

Kiah Stokes: "C'mon, y’all know how to fake a cough."

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthletic: The WNBA Finals starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern is an embarrassment, our columnist writes. "Inexcusably obtuse planning, astoundingly bad optics, and most of all a wildly crappy thing to do to the people who consume your product." https://t.co/HDqC9Vt2hb

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Despite the WNBA establishing the date for the finals months ago, wouldn’t you know it, conflicts arose for every single game set to take place in Atlanta.

Now, Game 6 will tip off at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.

It’s an embarrassment, writes @_Brian_Hamilton.

https://t.co/nsI2a0SJnN

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That said, the upshot of moving Game 6 to the middle of a weekday is that these offenses are NSFW anyway.

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The WNBA’s solution to its completely avoidable Game 6 conflict?

A day game. On a Thursday.

Bad planning, horrible optics, and above all a crappy thing to do to the people who consume your product.

@TheAthletic column, free to read:

https://t.co/yIz6OMT0Im

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I have no real dog in the fight but honestly what is happening with this Packers-Lions officiating crew

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I have no real dog in the fight but Trey Smack what

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I have no real dog in the fight but Dan Campbell why

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One crybaby gesture said it all.

Oh yes, the Dream and Valkyries are on each other's nerves now.

It's the good stuff, this time of year. What comes next will be fascinating.

@TheAthletic column from Game 4 in Atlanta, free to read:
https://t.co/J3X6nSQlOs

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

After a radical front-office shakeup, the future of the WNBA’s most dissected franchise hinges on reconciling a clash of worlds in pursuit of championships.

More on the widespread perception of the Fever experience:
https://t.co/A1Ezm58OFj

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Your Indiana Fever chaos summary over here @TheAthletic:

🏀 Will the club's reputation get in the way of a championship?https://t.co/gxPkGVhbt2

🏀 The president steps down: https://t.co/nPXCJPKzJo

🏀 The GM is out: https://t.co/nDG0lRVzOy

[Annie Costabile @AnnieCostabile]

BREAKING: The Indiana Fever are firing general manager Amber Cox, multiple sources who have knowledge of the decision told The Athletic.

https://t.co/l3OtSkOqWL

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

The Fever have a potential championship window with Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston.

But the franchise’s reputation around the WNBA could complicate its pursuit of free agents, representatives tell @AnnieCostabile and @_Brian_Hamilton.

Free to read: https://t.co/dMRFaqQ40N

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@RCStrongestMan @AnnieCostabile Gosh, Matt, what would Christ say

[Annie Costabile @AnnieCostabile]

Perception vs. reality

The Indiana Fever's pursuit of a WNBA title hinges on the franchise's ability to confront where those two things converge and the environment created as a result.

✍️: AC + @_Brian_Hamilton

https://t.co/uZlCuyFcCn

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

The Valkyries promised their “best fight” in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

Instead, they lost 97-71 to the Dream, never held a lead and looked fatally exposed.

Now, Golden State has to figure out what went wrong.

Read for free from @_Brian_Hamilton: https://t.co/kgL5JFIDMM

[Brian Hamilton @_Brian_Hamilton]

The Golden State Valkyries are good becase they're tied on a string.

In the WNBA Finals, it's fraying.

@TheAthletic column from Game 3 in Atlanta, where one team has all the answers and one has all the questions:

https://t.co/DSYCfOKMa3

[Brian Hamilton @_Brian_Hamilton]

Atlanta Dream statement on Enes Kanter Freedom's Game 3 attendance.

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This isn't that hard.

https://t.co/mkzmZHu6x5