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Joyann Jeffrey

“Such a huge jump”: WNBA players celebrate as new minimum salary agreements are finalized

“You rich bro, stop this”: James Harden mocked after AI-generated career video gets his own name wrong

<p>Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.</p>


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“The league has bigger issues”: WNBA star Sophie Cunningham fined $500 for TikTok making fun of referees

Caitlin Clark holds her face after getting hit by Connecticut Sun player. Another photo shows her on the ground after a Sun player pushed her to the ground.

Connecticut Sun’s Marina Mabrey pushes Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark to the ground at heated WNBA match up. Tensions rise with 3 players ejected

<p>Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.</p>


Anna Good

2 panel image of meme's made about Buddy Hield.

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He starts hot, then vanishes—The Buddy Hield Cycle is now a meme

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‘She’s a real one for stepping in’: High school coach grabs player’s ponytail—and her teammate wasn’t about to let it slide

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‘Luka waking up in L.A. like…’: 30 of the funniest memes about the Dončić trade

<p>Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.</p>


Angela Andaloro

A short history of *that* Adele NBA meme

<p>Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.</p>


Katherine Huggins

Caitlin Clark's Instagram flooded with outraged comments over her liking Taylor Swift's post endorsing Kamala Harris

Caitlin Clark’s Instagram flooded with hate for liking Taylor Swift’s 2024 endorsement

Mike Hadge

Obama greeting Team USA is being compared to "Key and Peele" sketch

Barack Obama greeting Team USA Olympians compared to ‘Key and Peele’ handshake sketch

A look at the best WNBA fits on TikTok

<p>Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.</p>


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Can WNBA fans make the league profitable?

‘They hate America’: Iowa’s victory over LSU twisted into a racist rallying cry by far-right

<p>David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.</p>


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Deplatformed: Men can’t handle Caitlin Clark

<p>Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.</p>


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