Updated July 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM CDT
Attendance for a WNBA All-Star Game hit an historic high in 2026, as fans flocked to Chicago, Illinois to watch their favorite stars play against one another. The women played at Chicago's United Center — a large arena, typically reserved for the NBA — and drew in a staggering 19,783 fans, according to the WNBA.
As the WNBA reaches unprecedented heights of popularity, fans are eager to follow the lives of their favorite players on and off the court. And the new documentary series from ESPN titled Life in the W is offering an inside look at all it takes to navigate a WNBA career from a player's perspective.
Life in the W features A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and DeWanna Bonner of the Phoenix Mercury. The series follows the three women as they grind through the 2025 WNBA season, negotiate for a new collective bargaining agreement and manage pressure in their personal lives.
Veteran Producer Trishtan Williams executive produced Life in the W, and she said viewers, especially women, will be able to relate to the everyday struggles, simple desires and unshakable resilience they see in the show.
"I think when you're watching as a viewer you can really relate to these women because they are not just basketball players," Williams told Morning Edition. "They are dealing with real things that the average everyday woman has to deal with."
Williams spoke to NPR's Michel Martin about the everyday challenges Bonner, Collier and Wilson face all while navigating fame in Life in the W.
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