Basketball Features Editor
Tessa Cole
Tessa covers the leverage moments that bind NBA and WNBA fandom: stars, grudges, and playoff pace.
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Fever vs Liberty pressure is turning every Caitlin Clark game into an event
Indiana-New York is starting to feel less like a schedule quirk and more like a referendum on the league’s hierarchy.
BasketballCeltics-Knicks is becoming the East rivalry that actually travels
Boston owns the ring standard, but New York has built enough swagger to make the matchup feel national.
BasketballAces-Liberty still own the WNBA ego war even when the scoreboard flips
No other matchup arrives with the same sense that the league’s self-image is on the line.
BasketballPacers-Bucks is what happens when disrespect turns productive
Not every rivalry needs a ring on the table. Sometimes mutual irritation is enough to change how both teams play.