“We had success in year one, and we have even bigger plans for year two,” said Napheesa Collier during an interview with Sue Bird. The 3v3 women’s basketball league co-founded by Queen Phee and Breanna Stewart was considered “a success” by several people, including the TNT Sports chief content officer Craig Barry, thanks to the quality of the competition and the “consistency of the audience.” Therefore, going into Season 2, the league needed to do something new to retain the audience’s attention. From star rookies like Paige Bueckers to veterans like Kelsey Ṁitchell, Unrivaled will have new faces this season. However, one additional name, from the previous season, has also recently been retained.
A few hours ago, the official X account of ‘Unrivaled Basketball’ announced that it has signed Natisha Hiedeman for Season 2! The Minnesota Lynx star had last played for the Phantom BC after she was signed to a relief player contract due to Marina Mabrey sustaining a right calf injury in the pre-season. She was later reassigned to the Laces BC, on account of Alyssa Thomas and Jackie Young being unavailable. After Sabrina Ionescu exited from the league due to her Asia tour with Nike, Hiedeman rejoined the Phantom from March 3–8.
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