Why isn’t the WNBA playing for 2 weeks? Here’s what to know about the FIBA World Cup

Looking at the WNBA schedule and wondering why there’s a two-week gap in games? That’s because from Monday to Sept. 16 the league is taking a hiatus for the women’s basketball FIBA World Cup where a cohort of its best players will be competing with their respective national teams. Players began arriving in Berlin this week with the tournament’s group stages set to tip off on Sept. 4. This break is a standard procedure during any World Cup year, but this season as the pool of international talent

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