The WNBA confirmed yesterday that it’s adding an expansion team aligned with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors in 2025, currently known as WNBA Golden State.

The defending champion No. 1 Las Vegas Aces host the No. 2 New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals today at 3 p.m. ET, so of course today’s Scroll has everything you need to know before tip-off.

The league announced yesterday that a Bay Area expansion team will officially hit the courts in 2025, with rumors swirling that another new squad is also in the works.

As was expected at the start of the season, it’ll be a battle of the WNBA superteams final, with the No. 1 Las Vegas Aces and No. 2 NY Liberty securing their champ series spots over the weekend.

With playoff viewership records being set left and right, here’s everything you need to know ahead of tonight’s must-see Game 3 semifinal clashes.

The NBA’s Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is finalizing a deal to bring a WNBA expansion team to San Francisco’s Chase Center, pending an official announcement in October.

The Las Vegas Aces are just one win away from locking in a WNBA Finals position, while the other best-of-five semi is all tied up at one game apiece after last night’s Game 2s.

The best-of-five WNBA semis tipped off yesterday with two top-notch clashes to start the party.

The WNBA semifinals are officially locked in, with the top four seeds advancing to the best-of-five series, which tip off on Sunday.

Three down, one to go. The WNBA semis are nearly set, with three favorites clinching their berths and one decisive Game 3 coming up tonight.

The short and spicy best-of-three first round WNBA playoffs delivered the heat this weekend, with one squad already punching their ticket to the semis and the others on the edge of first-round glory.

Yesterday, New York Liberty general manager (GM) Jonathan Kolb received the 2023 WNBA Basketball Executive of the Year award, and for good reason: he helped create an Avengers-level superteam that has majorly contributed to the team’s on-court and off-court success.