Imaal Ali

dallas hoops-freelance journalist

[Imaal Ali @imaa1a1i]

Thirty seasons in and the WNBA has never been this exciting. The headlines don’t seem to notice.

Wrote a piece about the records being broken, the rookie sensations, and the noise drowning it all out🧵

https://t.co/sH6r6nwntz

[rahel 🐾🧀👽 @twice_awe]

wemby saying free palestine to kyrie on national tv in the state of blexas it’s really #woke3

[WNBA Communications @WNBAComms]

Minnesota Lynx’s Kayla McBride Receives 2026 Seasonlong WNBA Cares Community Assist Award

[WNBA @WNBA]

Paige Bueckers is the recipient of the 2026 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award 🏆

Recognized for her dedication to giving back and making a difference beyond the court.

“Whether that’s through sports, education, food security or mentorship, I want to make sure people have access to opportunities they might not otherwise have.”

[Dallas Wings @DallasWings]

Your 2026 Dawn Staley Community Leadership award winner: Paige Bueckers 🏆

[WNBA Communications @WNBAComms]

Dallas Wings' Paige Bueckers Earns 2026 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award

[maddy @whatever120998]

GABBY WILLIAMS FINALS MVP
BLEXAS IS REAL
DEMOCRATS SWEEPING
NEVER STOP BELIEVING PEOPLE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WAIT😭

[Tyler DeLuca @TylerDeLuca]

I don’t know what the opposite of a doom scroll is but I’m doing it right now

[cali queen @Yor0i]

It's like the Democrats just traded two first round picks for Jeffery Simmons, too.

[Matt Lindner @mattlindner]

Big 24 hours for libbed out Chicago Bears fans.

[thirty33 @thirtyy33]

JAMES TALARICO AND GINA HINOJOSA TONIGHT

58 PTS 47 PTS
24 REB 12 REB
17 AST 20 AST
25/32 FG 20/30 FG
2/2 3PT 1/1 3PT
6/6 FT 4/4 FT
0 TO 0 TO
+14 +20

BELT 2 ASS 😤🔥

[Ryan Petersen @typesfast]

If the Golden State Valkyries WNBA team were in the NBA they’d have the 16th highest revenue per game.

Scene in the Marina the moment they won the championship last night.

[Kylen Mills @KylenMills]

Kaitlyn Chen graduated from UConn in 2025 & didn’t expect to get drafted. She showed up to WNBA draft night to support her close friend & teammate Paige Bueckers. Chen was pulled from the crowd stunned when her name was called 30th overall. Still, 3rd round picks rarely make it to the opening day roster in the W. Sure enough, she was waived by the Valkyries after preseason. Chen went straight to work to make sure she was ready if she got a call. That call came a month later and she rejoined the Valkyries. In the offseason, she worked her butt off playing overseas and for Athletes Unlimited, but the Valks only signed her to a 2026 training camp contract, essentially a try out. She continued to put her head down and work. The team announced she earned a spot, and soon a key bench role. Now she’s a champion. Inspiration. #valkyries

[Shabazz 💫 @ShowCaseShabazz]

"We all we heard last year. We don't have no stars We don't have no talent. Yeah, right. We got good people. We got winners People who are ready to put their bodies on the floor to win a game They don't care about scoring They just want to play defense and rebound and just do whatever it takes and we just built a beautiful culture here"

[ClutchPoints @ClutchPoints]

"This is just what happens when you invest in women's sports"

Tiffany Hayes 🗣️👏

[WNBA @WNBA]

An unbreakable Bay Area bond 🥹💜

Gabby Williams grew up playing the game here, and now she celebrates with her former coach, Alfonso Joo!

#2026WNBAFinals | #WNBASeason30

[CFP @sportsfan6718]

Dallas Wings lost to the WNBA champions

[Imaal Ali @imaa1a1i]

What an end to season 30

[ClutchPoints @ClutchPoints]

The moment Gabby Williams was OFFICIALLY crown the WNBA Finals MVP 🏆

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Most PTS in a WNBA Finals series:

137 — Gabby Williams ('26)
114 — A'ja Wilson ('25)

An all-time run.

[ana @salt3dwounds]

Graduated from an ivy league school, won a national championship, first taiwanese player to get drafted in the WNBA and won a WNBA championship