WNBA players’ offseason playing options shrink as wars in Israel, Ukraine continue

After losing Russia as an option for playing overseas during the offseason, WNBA players like Alysha Clark and Jonquel Jones can’t play in Israel during that country’s war against Hamas. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

NEW YORK — Alysha Clark has spent the past five WNBA offseasons playing overseas in Israel, but with the country at war with Hamas she probably won’t be going back this year — if it’s even an option.

The Israel women’s basketball league has suspended play amid the war.