This season has been the ultimate glow-up for Phantom, who finished dead last in the league last year with just four wins. Now, the Ghost Gang is championship-bound thanks to a combination of grit, tenacity, and a dash of Kelsey Plum heroics. Boo-yeah.

It’s a new soundtrack for the Unrivaled postseason — tonight’s semifinals will be played away from the 3v3 league’s home in Miami and hosted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. As for the stakes? They’ve never been higher with $600K up for grabs in Wednesday’s championship, which will take place back in Miami.

Unrivaled is rocking straight into today’s regular-season finale with four games hitting the hardwood starting at 1 p.m. ET. And that’s only the beginning of the high-stakes hoopla because the first round of the single-elimination playoffs tips off tomorrow.

According to the WNBA, a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and its players’ union (the WNBPA) needs to be agreed upon by March 10th, otherwise the 2026 schedule will be affected. That’s *checks notes* less than two weeks away — and there’s lots of work to be done.

The fun tips off with tonight’s Rising Stars game, the NBA’s annual showcase of the best young talent...well, most of it. Twenty-one rookies and second-year players were drafted onto three teams coached by league legends Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Carmelo Anthony. The fourth team features G League players and is helmed by former NBAer Austin Rivers.

In an exclusive with The GIST today, Gen Alpha girls empowerment brand Rebel Girls (RG) is announcing a new media partnership with Athletes Unlimited’s basketball arm, AU Pro Basketball (AUBB). While basketball has been a priority for RG, evidenced by activations with A’ja Wilson and Sabrina Ionescu, this is the brand’s first foray into hoops at the organizational level.

Sorry if we sound like an, ahem, broken record, but blame it on Unrivaled because the innovative women’s basketball 3v3 league just keeps setting new standards — and Week 4 isn’t even over. Let’s discuss yet another weekend of smashed ceilings.

Though the WNBA’s 2026 season schedule remains up in the air due to ongoing CBA negotiations, forthcoming W franchises are rolling ahead with preseason marketing campaigns.

Unrivaled unveiled the coolest jerseys in the game this weekend, then backed them up with highlight-reel hoops. Look good, feel good, play good, indeed.

Only two undefeated teams remain in women’s college basketball. As expected, one of them is the defending champs, No. 1 UConn, but the other — No. 5 Vanderbilt — is an unexpected powerhouse. Ahead of the Commodores’ 3 p.m. ET Sunday showdown vs. No. 2 South Carolina, let’s break down the Black and Gold’s serendipitous success.

Fire ’fits, helpful hands, and one certified walking bucket? Yep, Unrivaled had it all over the weekend. Here are the headlines emerging from the innovative 3v3 league’s second weekend of action.

ICYMI, innovative 3v3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled is off and running in Miami, with records falling left and right. We launched Unrivaled Weekly, a Friday newsletter featuring stunning stats and deep analysis, to keep up with all the action — here’s a sneak peek at what you get by subscribing (for free, of course). Buckets on buckets.