Breanna Stewart reflects on Unrivaled breaking women's basketball attendance record: 'More than just hype'

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Barclays Center in Brooklyn will play host to one of the fastest growing women’s sports leagues in the world, as Unrivaled, the three-on-three basketball league, plays their semifinals on Monday night. 

Breanna Stewart is a fan favorite in the New York City borough, as the superstar plays for the New York Liberty during the WNBA season. But she co-founded this special league alongside fellow WNBA star Napheesa Collier, and they’re set to make history on Monday night. 

The semifinals will be the first time Unrivaled will be played in an arena that houses a WNBA, and the second time ever it’s ventured outside its home base in Miami. 

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Li Yueru, Arike Ogunbowale, Breanna Stewart, Alanna Smith and Veronica Burton of the Mist celebrate and pose for a team photo after defeating the Vinyl during the Unrivaled 2026 game at Sephora Arena on Feb. 27, 2026 in Medley, Florida. (Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images)

The first time was quite historic, as Unrivaled made its first tour stop in Philadelphia last month, and what happened was an astonishing feat: 21,490 fans showed up for the highest-attended women’s basketball regular season game ever. 

"We’re both just really proud of where this league started, honestly where it was before we even had a blueprint to where it is now," Stewart explained to Fox News Digital when asked if herself and Collier ever get a chance to reflect on how quickly this league has grown. "Knowing that we had a successful tour stop in Philly,