Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale celebrates sinking a three-point basket in the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) AP

The Brittney Griner experiment was not a surefire success for the Atlanta Dream. Griner, entering her 12th season in the W, having never played anywhere except Phoenix, her fit with the Dream looked questionable on paper.

Despite a rare off night from Caitlin Clark, she still managed to create an unforgettable moment with one young fan.

The Dream announced the initiative Wednesday. "Pay Some Respect to Women's Sports" will be emblazoned across center court for the Dream's home opener against the Indiana Fever. The game takes place Thursday at State Farm Arena. Afterwards, the court will be donated to a local youth organization.

Faith Masonius couldn’t figure out why Shyanne Sellers didn’t want to go hang out with her family before dinner. The Sellers crew had gotten an Airbnb in Brick, New Jersey, days before last month’s WNBA draft, and the plan was to go out to dinner and celebrate the lead-up to Shyanne realizing her dream of becoming a professional basketball player.

And all that played out in the first week of the 2025 WNBA season. Some of the storylines so far have been just as expected, while others have been a little more surprising. ESPN's Kendra Andrews, Alexa Philippou and Michael Voepel weigh in on Week 1 of the WNBA season.

Atlanta Dream head coach Karl Smesko is highly optimistic about what this team can accomplish despite being 1-2.