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SEATTLE — The chess match that is WNBA playoff basketball begins in earnest for the Storm and Washington Mystics following Seattle's 86-83 win in Game 1 on Thursday.

As the Seattle Storm enter the playoffs Thursday in pursuit of their fifth WNBA championship, numerous poignant story lines are percolating.

For all the speculative, high-level drama of this past week with Kyrie Irving, Monday’s events indicated nothing had fundamentally changed yet as far as his NBA future is concerned. Forced to consider his options after Brooklyn refused to lay out a max extension, Irving, who began indicating which ...

The eight-time All-Star is headed to Seattle to join Sue Bird, Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart, according to multiple reports.

Charles has filled in for Brittney Griner, who remains detained in Russia.

Paolo Banchero went first and the Knicks did... something.

When Brittney Griner was detained, it was—among many other, far bigger concerns—a wrench in the plan of the Mercury, which, with the addition of the underrated Charles, expected to be a title contender again this season.

The first month of the WNBA’s regular season has seen some dominant starts, as well as a few surprises (both good and bad).

The most significant difference from last year’s Finals was the absence of Mercury center Brittney Griner, whose detention in Russia reached 103 days Tuesday.