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Sports Illustrated
Clare Brennan

WNBA Players Turned Dimly Lit Corridors Into Cutting-Edge Catwalks

Pregrame entrances don't provide the most glamorous backdrops, but WNBA players are making their arrivals a must-see event. | Juan Ocampo/NBAE/Getty Images (Brink); Kate Frese/NBAE/Getty Images (Copper); Barry Gossage/NBAE/Getty Images (Diggins); Adam Hagy/NBAE/Getty Images (Bueckers, Ogunbowale)

Throughout the summer, fans file into arenas across the country, ready to take in WNBA action on the hardwood. But hours before the lights go up and faithfuls line up to present their tickets, a different, subterranean show takes place below the court. The dimly lit corridors in the bowels of arenas do not provide the most glamorous of backdrops, but the WNBA’s stars

have transformed them into cutting-edge catwalks–– and in doing so, cemented themselves as style icons. The WNBA tunnel walk has taken the fashion world by storm, and with more eyeballs on the league this season, the pregame ritual has garnered even more attention.

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