The WNBA knew it had an officiating problem last season. What the league may not have expected is how quickly its attempt to fix that problem would create a brand-new debate across the sport. After years of complaints about missed calls,

Lisa Leslie did not hold back after WNBA general managers picked Paige Bueckers over Caitlin Clark as the player they would rather build around. The survey result created a debate because it split basketball value from business value.

ESPN’s WNBA analyst Holly Rowe has a straightforward fix for one of the league’s most persistent problems concerning officiating: put former players in stripes. Appearing on Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham’s podcast Show Me Something, Rowe laid ...