meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
ESPN Daily

WNBA Finals + Satou Sabally on Her Rookie Season

ESPN Daily

ESPN

Sports

4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The WNBA finals tip off tonight in the Bradenton, Florida bubble. The Seattle Storm, led by Sue Bird in her bid for a fourth championship, take on 2020 MVP A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces. ESPN’s LaChina Robinson previews the contenders and the path that got them here. Then Dallas Wings All-Rookie Satou Sabally shares stories from inside the WNBA bubble. We talked to her throughout the summer, to get a portrait of a rookie season unlike any other. Plus, Josh McCown on what it’s like to be with the Eagles as the NFL’s only “Quarantine Quarterback.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You know, I think you start to hold on to them a little more.

0:03.4

When you're younger, you kind of think it's always going to happen.

0:06.7

You know, you're always going to get to the finals.

0:08.2

Oh, we made it this year.

0:09.1

We'll make it next year and the year after.

0:10.5

And you start to realize just how hard it is.

0:12.3

And when you're in the moment, you really start to grab at it

0:14.8

because you know that it can slip away. The Seattle Storm's Sue Bird gets her shot at a fourth championship starting tonight as the WNBA

0:26.7

finals begin on ESPN 2.

0:29.2

LeChina Robinson breaks it all down.

0:32.2

Plus, standout rookie Satu Sabali, the Dallas Wings Rising Star, shares an inside look at a historic season.

0:40.6

And NFL QB Josh McCown on what it's like to be the NFL's only quarantine quarterback.

0:50.2

I'm Pablo Torre. It's Friday, October 2nd. This is ESPN Daily.

1:01.0

LeChina, it's great to have you back on ESPN Daily.

1:04.0

Thanks for having me, Pablo. Good to be here with you.

1:07.0

Yeah, it's been a while, but I kind of want to ask you about what time has been like for you

1:13.3

since we last talked, because this WMBA season, it was a truncated 22 games, a sprint

1:20.2

that started in late July. So does it feel like the finals are here already, like so soon? Or is it kind of like the finals are here at last

1:30.1

after forever? It's finally happening. It kind of feels like the finals are here at last, because

1:36.7

you got to think the conversation around whether or not there was even going to be a WNBA season

1:42.0

started in like March, right, when sports was shut down. So we thought we

1:47.3

were going to have a 34 or 36 game season. There was supposed to be a commissioner's cup, but it didn't

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ESPN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of ESPN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.