Washington Mystics

Graphic with a photo of Sabrina Ionescu with a text overlay that reads "2023 WNBA Playoff Preview."

Locked On Women’s Basketball: 2023 WNBA playoff preview

By The Next / September 11, 2023

Missy and Gigi Speer discuss the top contenders and storylines headed into the postseason

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud dribbles the ball with her right hand on the perimeter. She has her eyes up looking for options.

Peak point guard: How Natasha Cloud set the Mystics’ single-game assists record

By Jenn Hatfield / September 9, 2023

‘It’s really, really clutch to just have somebody like her’

Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne and guard Brittney Sykes lock eyes and shout. Guard Natasha Cloud pats Delle Donne on the chest.

What clinching a playoff berth means to injury-plagued Washington Mystics

By Jenn Hatfield / September 8, 2023

‘This has been a storm of a season’

A close-up, side-angle photo of Washington Mystics guard Kristi Toliver watching a game in street clothes.

Kristi Toliver hurts knee, Mystics ‘not expecting good news’ on diagnosis

By Jenn Hatfield / September 4, 2023

Toliver had played just 10 minutes since returning from plantar fasciitis

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes extends her right arm to steal a lateral pass from a Connecticut Sun player.

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes is chasing 100 steals — and WNBA history

By Jenn Hatfield / September 2, 2023

Sykes, the two-time reigning steals champion, has been even more dangerous defensively this season

Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne runs downcourt. She is looking to her right and smiling broadly.

With Elena Delle Donne’s return, Washington Mystics find joy and focus

By Jenn Hatfield / August 27, 2023

‘To have the whole group out there felt so good, and I think you could just see it’

Washington Mystics center/forward Shakira Austin reaches with her right hand to contest a left-handed layup by New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot.

How the Washington Mystics are evolving late in the season as stars get healthy

By Jenn Hatfield / August 26, 2023

Mystics race to recapture on-court chemistry as clock ticks down to playoffs

Locked on Women’s Basketball: Washington Mystics induct Nikki McCray-Penson into Hall of Fame, injury update

By The Next / August 22, 2023

Natalie and Jenn discuss Nikki McCray-Penson’s legacy, Hall of Fame ceremony and Mystics injury update

Washington Mystics general manager Mike Thibault, Thomas Penson Jr. and Thomas Penson stand beside a framed jersey honoring Nikki McCray-Penson, the Pensons' late mother and wife.

‘A wonderful thing to witness’: Washington Mystics induct the late Nikki McCray-Penson into Hall of Fame

By Jenn Hatfield / August 22, 2023

Former teammates paid tribute to McCray-Penson as current players absorbed a piece of Mystics history

New York Liberty point guard Courtney Vandersloot looks up the court while throwing a no-look cross-court pass in a WNBA game against Washington Mystics wing Brittney Sykes, who is guarding Vandersloot but not looking in the direction of the pass.

Sunday Notes, Week 12: Is Courtney Vandersloot, a superstar, overlooked? Let’s discuss

By Emily Adler / August 20, 2023

Every superteam has at least one star who is overshadowed – not underrated – and Courtney Vandersloot is one of a handful of Liberty players in that boat.