Hailey Van Lith posing in bikiniHailey Van Lith (Photo via Twitter)
Just days prior to making her WNBA debut, Chicago Sky rookie guard Hailey Van Lith made a splash with her inaugural appearance in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue.

The 5-foot-7 pro was photographed by Taylor Ballantyne in Fort Worth, Texas.

Van Lith served as SI Swimsuit’s April 2025 digital cover star and appears in the 2025 magazine.

Van Lith, who’s originally from Washington State, is going incredibly viral this week after one picture from her photoshoot showed just how curvy she is.

Van Lith was sporting a mauve, textured two-piece bikini with detached sleeves. She was turned to the side as she posed next to other women.

“Hailey Van Lith Sports Illustrated Swimsuit pics dropping. 👀,” a post stated as it added the dynamic picture of the rookie.

 

Hailey Van Lith Had An Incredible 2024

Hailey Van Lith posing on red carpetHailey Van Lith (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)
Van Lith was everywhere in the past year.

After winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in 3×3 basketball, she set single-season school records for points scored (663) and assists (202) at TCU and was named the 2024-25 Big 12 Player of the Year.

Van Lith was also the first player in NCAA history to reach the Elite Eight with three different programs. She achieved this feat at Louisville, LSU, and TCU. Her performance at TCU led them to their first-ever Elite Eight appearance.

She took Louisville there three times before transferring to LSU. The Tigers lost to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Elite Eight.

At the 2025 WNBA draft, she was selected as the No. 11 pick by the Chicago Sky, where she reunites with Angel Reese.

Now, Van Lith and Reese can try to accomplish what they couldn’t in college.

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got away with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.