{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818a0d4eb737caf8ca3e31e/6a1e5b07f11c757df6f987c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Too Early, Too Bold: Our WNBA Hot Takes","description":"<p>Expansion teams making the playoffs? Tanking in the WNBA? Coaches on the hot seat? Zena, Annie, and Sabreena are diving into their hottest early-season WNBA takes. The crew is dishing out half-baked predictions and bold declarations. Will these takes come true? Only time will tell. Until then, we're embracing the uncertainty and delivering our most unapologetic WNBA hot takes.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>REFERENCES:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7323074/2026/06/01/wnba-power-rankings-minnesota-lynx-injuries/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WNBA power rankings: How are Minnesota Lynx on top despite so many injuries?</a> by Sabreena Merchant</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7325437/2026/06/01/caitlin-clark-stephanie-white-fever/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlin Clark, Stephanie White downplay viral argument: ‘It’s coaching’</a> by James Boyd</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}