Alysha Clark wants to end the narrative that Athletes Unlimited and Unrivaled pits women’s basketball players against each other or forces them to make an either or decision. She believes the two leagues simply give players more options during the WNBA offseason to play basketball closer to home in order to supplement their WNBA salaries.
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This is Clark’s first season with Athletes Unlimited, which is in its fourth season overall. The three-time WNBA champ couldn’t be closer to home as a Tennessee high school standout who played first at Belmont, then Middle Tennessee. Unrivaled, in its first year, debuted on Jan.
“It’s growing the game,” Nurse said. “So at the end of the day if you’re turning on the TV you’re watching a women’s basketball game, whether it’s 5-on-5 or 3-on-3 we’re growing the game and that’s important as well.” The leagues will be in a battle for viewers on Fridays and Saturdays, when broadcasts of games in each overlap. AU’s games will be on ESPN+ along with the WNBA app and FanDuel Sports Network. During one week of the AU season games will be played on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; during the final week the schedule will be Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
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