New York Liberty stars were unable to withstand a fourth quarter comeback in the debut of the new 3-on-3 league.

Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 basketball league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, tipped off in Miami on Friday, and the opening night got off to a thrilling start. Six-time WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith hit a walk-off 3-pointer to lift Lunar Owls BC to a big comeback win over Mist BC, 84-80.

It sounds like Kevin Durant took advantage of the Phoenix Suns' day off to watch Unrivaled's first night of competition. Durant wrote Friday on X that

Rising WNBA star Cameron Brink couldn't get enough of her Lunar Owl teammates in their Unrivaled debut, praising Skylar Diggins-Smith's game-winner.

The league will officially begin play on Friday, Jan. 18. The first game will be Collier's Lunar Owls BC against Stewart's Mist BC. It will start at 6 p.m. CT, followed by a second game at 7 p.m. CT. The Finals are scheduled to take place on Monday, March 17. The entire league season will be broadcast on TNT. TruTV and Max.

Napheesa Collier's husband Alex Bazell expressed his excitement about college basketball sensation Paige Bueckers' latest Instagram post.

Along with being one of the WNBA's top stars, Napheesa Collier has worked diligently behind the scenes to build her own venture.

I’m definitely still not over it,” says the Olympic gold medalist and Minnesota Lynx star, whose new three-on-three league, Unrivaled, begins play on January 17.

Stewie versus Phee was the matchup that fed families during the 2024 WNBA Finals. Two of the league’s best went back and forth, putting their respective teams on their backs and having some fun along the way. (Remember when Stewie asked refs for a tech on Phee? Hilarious stuff.)

Diggins-Smith will play in the Lunar Owls Basketball Club, along with the likes of Courtney Williams, Allisha Gray, Napheesa Collier, Shakira Austin, and Cameron Brink — the lattermost set to make her Unrivaled debut in 2026.

Unrivaled is setting a new standard for women’s basketball before one game has been played in the upstart league. In a word: Salaries. The 3-on-3 league by Olympic gold medalists […]