On this week’s Shooting Lights Out, The Playmaker and Cole Johnson enter the final week of the WNBA regular season with the playoff field set but the seeding battle still wide open.

Around the Hardwood covers Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto, Detroit locking in Ausar Thompson with a major extension, and Utah committing long term to Keyonte George.

Then Running the Fastbreak turns to a chaotic finish in the WNBA. The Liberty stopped Minnesota from clinching the top seed, Washington dealt Indiana a major blow in the race for playoff positioning, and several postseason seeds remain unsettled heading into the final games of the regular season.

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On this week’s Shooting Lights Out, The Playmaker and Cole Johnson break down a busy stretch across basketball as major money, controversy and change dominate the headlines.

Then Full Court Slam turns to the chaos surrounding the LA Clippers as the Kawhi Leonard investigation brings major consequences for the organization. On the WNBA side, Cathy Engelbert announces she will retire as commissioner at the end of 2026, bringing one of the league’s most transformative—and debated—eras to a close.

Plus, the FIBA Women’s World Cup continues in Berlin as Team USA works through Group D and prepares for the road toward another world championship.

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On this week’s Shooting Lights Out, The Playmaker and Cole Johnson cover a busy week across basketball as the WNBA reaches its World Cup break.

Then we hit Running the Fastbreak as the WNBA reaches a crucial point in the season before attention shifts overseas. Team USA heads to Berlin for the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, but not with the roster originally expected. A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum are out, Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen are in, and the Americans begin Group D play against China before facing Italy and Czechia.

How does the World Cup break affect the WNBA playoff push, and is Team USA still the team to beat in Berlin?

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