The Aces needed Dana Evans in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, and she answered the call. She scored 21 points off the bench — matching A'ja Wilson's points total — to help lead the Aces to an 89-86 win over the Mercury on Friday night.

Zena, Ben, and Sabreena gather to discuss Napheesa Collier’s explosive exit interview statement, examining Phee’s words and the meaning underlying them from nearly every angle — what players really think about WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, the power dynamics at play and the NBA’s role behind the scenes, the physicality of the current game and the rise of injuries, the influence of Unrivaled, and the element threaded through all of this: the frustration over ongoing CBA negotiations and the potential of a work stoppage. Then, with Ben and Sabreena reporting on the ground in Vegas, the crew weighs in on the storylines to watch as the Aces-Mercury Finals match-up gets underway Friday night. Plus: who might have the edge to win it all?

A controversy involving the WNBA and its biggest names exploded into public view this week, but its roots go back to the day Caitlin Clark was drafted.

Cathy Engelbert provides expansion draft update amid Napheesa Collier's explosive criticism and looming CBA deadline for the league.