35 games on KOMO and CW: Seattle Storm unveil 2026 TV plan<\/a><\/p>\nCoach Sonia Raman said leadership will come from throughout the roster.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of leaders in this group,\u201d Raman said. \u201cLeaders don\u2019t just have to be the oldest players or the veterans, so I like to encourage those voices.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Storm are coming off a narrow preseason loss to the Golden State Valkyries over the weekend, a game Raman said provided valuable lessons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last game told us more about what we need to work on next,\u201d Raman said. \u201cWe\u2019re building our defense into those next layers, especially our rotations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raman added that a practice Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena also helped players adjust to the environment, from lighting and court conditions to locker room setup.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re so excited to play here,\u201d Raman said. \u201cThese are the best fans in the W. Some of our players know that already, and some will learn it tomorrow. We feel their support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown said the team\u2019s earlier preseason game may help ease nerves for younger players.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s great that we got to play in Golden State first so these rookies got a taste of what it\u2019s like to be in a packed arena,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThey\u2019re not going to come here and be nervous. I think we got that out of the way. I love playing here even more, so I\u2019m excited to be in front of our fans again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Storm will be without several key players for the preseason. No. 3 overall pick Awa Fam is finishing her professional season in Spain. Ezi Magbegor is expected to miss another five to seven weeks, while Katie Lou Samuelson and Jordan Horston are nearing returns from long-term injuries but are not expected to play yet.<\/p>\n
Seattle\u2019s preseason game against the expansion Portland Fire is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Climate Pledge Arena. The Storm open the regular season May 8 against Golden State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEATTLE \u2014 It\u2019s a new-look Seattle Storm team in many ways. But transitions like this have often marked…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-612788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}