I’m going to be at all of their group-stage games,” she said. Excited to see all of them. … Just sit there and be a fan of Jade and Ezi and Awa and Dom, just be able to cheer for them.
“Certainly, be picking up ideas if I see anything that some of the teams are running or schemes or anything. Always when I watch games, I put some things in the back pocket. So, I’ll be learning, but mostly I’ll be cheering.”
A Storm fan’s guide to the FIBA World Cup
What: The world’s top 16 national teams compete in Berlin for 36 games played over 10 days starting Friday.
How it works: Teams are divided into four groups of four and will play three games against each other in a round-robin format. At the end of the Group Phase, the teams finishing first in each group advance to the quarterfinals and the last-place teams are eliminated. The second- and third-place teams compete against teams in other groups in a single-elimination game for a quarterfinals berth.
The knockout stage, which begins Sept. 10, features eight teams seeded in four loser-out quarterfinal matchups. The semifinal winners advance to the finals while the losers face off in a third-place game. The championship game is Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. PT.
Ways to watch: All games are streamed on HBO Max. In addition, 17 games, including every Team USA contest, will air live on TNT and truTV.
Teams with Storm ties
Spain: Realistically, it would be a success if Fam and Spain advance to the knockout stage considering it’s in a loaded Group A with host Germany and upstart Japan.F Group-stage games: Germany, Friday; Mali, Saturday, 2:30 a.m.; Japan, Monday, 8:50 a.m.