A Georgia businessman was convicted Friday of scamming former NBA star Dwight Howard out of millions of dollars in a bogus scheme to buy the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. The jury returned its verdict against Calvin Darden Jr.

One week after the Atlanta Dream were eliminated from the WNBA playoffs, the team announced Wednesday they are parting ways with coach Tanisha Wright. Wright took over as the Dream's head coach to start out the 2022 season.

Wright, who spent 14 years in the WNBA as a player, did not finish a season with a winning record during her time in charge of the Dream, guiding Atlanta to a 48-68 record overall in her time as coach. Atlanta finished eighth this season with a 15-25 record, with the Dream's last winning record coming back in 2018 under Nicki Collen.

Despite clinching a spot in this season's WNBA playoffs, the Atlanta Dream have fired head coach Tanisha Wright. Wright’s three-year run in Atlanta comes to an end after the Dream finished the 2024 season with a 15-25 record. Unfortunately for them, their postseason was short-lived, as they were swept 2-0 by the New York Liberty in the first round.