The article highlights Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier's pregame routines and her innovative league, Unrivaled, promoting athletes' well-being. Collier, who utilizes technology like the Samsung Galaxy ring for tracking sleep and recovery, reveals a personal side with her love for SZA and a need for more rest. Launched with fellow athlete Breanna Stewart, Unrivaled has garnered high-profile investors, shaping a supportive environment that includes childcare, beauty services, and a focus on player welfare, allowing athletes to thrive financially and personally during the off-season.
"I really need to be better with my sleep," says Collier, who uses a Samsung Galaxy ring to track nighttime stats like restfulness and mental recovery. "I mean, eight hours would obviously be great, but if I get more than six, it's really good."
Last May, she and Stewart announced Unrivaled, their 3-v-3 league that sold out its inaugural season. With investors such as Stephen Curry, Megan Rapinoe, and Ashton Kutcher, the Florida-based league allows players to fine-tune their skills stateside while making bank - in the ballpark of $220,000 - during the W's offseason.
For Collier and husband Alex Bazzell, who serves as Unrivaled's president, the players' well-being has been front of mind since the league's inception. There's an on-site day care, nursing room, aesthetician, and decked-out glam room, plus traditional training facility features.
And Samsung Galaxy, a founding partner of the league, has outfitted the players with wearable technology like rings and watches.
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