It’s a tranquil Tuesday afternoon — almost too calm for the industry-changing energy that sits beneath the surface. Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, and I are standing on and admiring the courts where 36 of the world's best women's basketball players will lace it up starting Jan. 17. We can’t help but marvel at the fact that Unrivaled is about to turn an unassuming production space into a packed house with hundreds of women's hoop fans descending upon South Beach to watch their favorites play professional 3v3 basketball.
The vibes are enthusiastically light, a far cry from when the two greats competed against each other in the Game 5 overtime thriller of the WNBA Finals just over three months ago.