Women's Basketball Stars Shine In New 'Unrivaled' League: 'A First-Class Experience'

The league features some of the best players in the WNBA including Brittney Griner and sensational rookie Angel Reese, who definitely was a favorite of the crowd.

MIAMI (AP) — Unrivaled shined brightly on its opening night.

The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier debuted Friday night. The two squared off in the opening game and fittingly Stewart scored the first basket in league history — a baseline jumper. Collier’s team got the last laugh though, rallying to win the inaugural game.

“I think this was a great first game just showing what we can do and showing what the experience can be like,” Collier said after the 84-80 win.

The idea for the domestic league was first discussed a couple of years ago and now it’s come to fruition.

“I can’t even put it into words what it’s going to be like,” Stewart said. “But just the fact that there’s so much hype, there’s so much content, so much chatter about opening night and we worked really hard to get to this point both on and off the court. Excited to kind of just go in and showcase what we’ve done.”