Liz and Karen's WNBA Playoff breakdown is coming in fast and hot this week. They take a look at stats (believe it or not!) and discuss how the matches are stacking up. Players are racking double-doubles and triple-doubles during these playoffs, but there are tweaks Liz and Karen would like to see some of the teams make. Both are excited about A'Ja Wilson's unanimous MVP distinction. They highlight her 2024 accomplishments, and recount the impressive way she received the MVP news. Liz wants us to keep an eye on Raj Sports, who, in addition to owning the Sacramento Kings, now own two professional women’s sports teams in Portland (the yet-to-be-named WNBA Portland franchise, and the NSWL Portland Thorns). Karen breaks down Kelsey Plum’s style, as well as the lack of style in the newly rumored NBA City Edition Jerseys. A farewell to Adrian Wojnarowski, who dropped his final Woj Bomb via social media, and reflections on his legacy. And, finally, podcast listener Don, takes his hoops off with Liz and Karen!

MENTIONS:

WNBA Announces Portland Franchise:

https://www.wnba.com/news/portland-15th-franchise-announcement

RAJ Sports now owns two Sports Franchises in Portland:

https://rajcapital.co/rajsports#raj-sports

More reporting on that from the Oregonian's Sports Columnist Bill Oram:

https://www.instagram.com/oregoniansports/reel/DAJ-GaGBNQr/

WNBA Playoffs:

https://www.wnba.com/playoffs/2024

Kelsey Plum talks to Complex Sports:

https://www.complex.com/sports/a/caidin-ferrigno/kelsey-plum-las-vegas-aces-wnba-interview-smartwater

NBA City Edition Jerseys:

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2024/9/19/24248969/nba-city-edition-jersey-2025-season-ranked-best-worst

With Retirement from ESPN, 'Woj' Leaves a Changes Sports Media World:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/sports/basketball/adrian-wojnarowski-retires-espn.html

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Playoffs are on the horizon, fashion week is popping, and Playa Society's Esther Wallace is in the Hoops Off house. Celebrating guest host Mya's last week, she and Karen discuss the Minnesota Lynx as the sleeper team to watch, and they each lay down their Aces predictions and more playoff thoughts. The duo then dives into the amazing, magical, delicious collision that is sports and New York Fashion Week, and compare notes on which WNBA player's closet they'd like to raid. Plus, Playa Society founder, the athlete and designer Esther Wallace joins the group chat to share her Candace Parker fan girl moment, and to unpack what the ideation process is like for the WNBA's most creative statement maker.

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