The Dream announced the initiative Wednesday. "Pay Some Respect to Women's Sports" will be emblazoned across center court for the Dream's home opener against the Indiana Fever. The game takes place Thursday at State Farm Arena. Afterwards, the court will be donated to a local youth organization.

"Atlanta Dream, Cash App and Playa Society have shared values with a commitment to pushing women's sports forward and this unprecedented court design and retail collection is just

The new Atlanta Dream coach is finding his way by mixing his brand of basketball with a talented cast of versatile players.

"Paige Bueckers is the third player in WNBA history to record a points/assists double-double within her first three career games, joining Shoni Schimmel (2014) and Suzie McConnell Serio (1998... and she was 31 years old)," Philippou wrote on X.

The Dream season opener comes as the WNBA is seeing exponential increases in fan support and television viewership.

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The head coach for the Atlanta Dream talked about the leadership of WNBA star Brittney Griner vs. the Indiana Fever