Posts by Jacob Mox

Jacob Mox is a an editor at The IX Basketball, as well as a writer and contributor with Her Hoop Stats where you can find his work explaining the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement and salary cap rules.

An orange and white banded WNBA basketball sits on a red court, with a white stripe on the court leading into blue court in the foreground

WNBA CBA negotiations hit milestone — with a catch

December 3, 2025

A major development in salary cap negotiations on Monday, followed by some trade-offs reported across Tuesday and Wednesday

Jonquel Jones drapes a towel over her back while being helped off the court by teammates and medical staff

What does the data say about WNBA injuries and scheduling?

November 20, 2025

Ways the current schedule has impacted injuries, and how that might get better or worse moving forward

NBA commissioner Adam Silver arriving to the 2024 WNBA all-star game, walking left to right in the foreground. In the background there is an orange wall featuring the WNBA all-star logo and a block letter "W".

As WNBA labor talks march on, NBA commissioner sparks latest spat

October 24, 2025

NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s comments on the Today Show kicked off a fresh public back-and-forth.

Brittney Sykes smiles and tilts her head above a sign that says "Pay The Players", a nod to the focus on revenue sharing at All-Star weekend.

Everything to know about the WNBA revenue sharing debate

August 1, 2025

Where things stand now and the points of contention between the league and the WNBPA

A worker removes the insignia of the Mid-American Conference from the bench chairs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse after the 2020 Mac Tournament was cancelled. (Photo Credit: Ken Blaze | USA TODAY Sports)

Revisiting the 2019-20 season’s unceremonious end for mid-major programs

March 12, 2025

How three mid-major programs navigated the season’s abrupt cancellation in March 2020

Caitlin Clark stands against a wall surrounded by media members with outstretched microphones

Caitlin Clark is women’s basketball’s high-leverage star

April 9, 2024

To accurately judge her career, you must weigh the change she has driven in the context of the environment she has inherited

A screenshot from the video game NBA 2K24 featuring a team selection screen where the chosen teams are the Las Vegas Aces but with A'ja Wilson five times and the Atlanta Dream with Rhyne Howard five times.

Choosing the 2023 WNBA MVP with video games and clones

September 23, 2023

Welcome to the WNBA Clone League, a truly absurd endeavor