"Don’t be upset with her": Napheesa Collier's husband Alex Bazzell jokes about Unrivaled's restrictions after Breanna Stewart's 3-word praise

After months of endless hours working behind the scenes, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart are close to the launch of their Unrivaled league. Just weeks before the inaugural season gets underway, the husband of the Lynx star joked with one of the co-founders.

Unrivaled's opening night is set for January 17, with the league taking place in Miami, Flordia. As the final preparations get underway, Breanna Stewart is at the arena to get an up-close view of the facility. She posted on social media about how excited she was for it but did not reveal anything.

Stewart's teasing post left fans wanting more, which resulted in Napheesa Collier's husband stepping in. He told the world not to take it out on the Liberty forward, as she was requested not to upload any pictures just yet.

Collier and Stewart have done an excellent job promoting this new league, as it has garnered a lot of buzz within the women's basketball fanbase. Part of it has to do with the collection of players they've gathered to compete in the first season.

As of now, 34 of the 36 roster spots have been filled. Cameron Brink was the latest name to join, leaving fans in suspense as to who could round out the group of talent. Other notable names already slated to partake include Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, DiJonai Carrington and many others.

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Napheesa Collier's husband thinks Unrivaled league can be good complement to the WNBA

Over the past few years, the WNBA has enjoyed a steady growth in popularity. With players like Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins coming up the pipeline, the interest in women's basketball is only expected to grow. Seeing this trend, Napheesa Collier's husband feels the Unrivaled league can help continue this boom period.

Aside from being married to the Minnesota Lynx forward and being a professional NBA and WNBA trainer, Alex Bazzell is also a president for Unrivaled. While talking to SB Nation about the new league on Dec. 13, he feels it can be a good complement to the WNBA moving forward.

“It’s just meant to space the floor, showcase talent, be ultra-competitive, somewhat be a yin and yang compared to the WNBA and their product,” Bazzell said. “Both really complement each other in the grand scheme of things.”

The creation of Unrivaled can help the league in many ways. Most notably giving women a chance to play on the big screen year-round. In the past, most WNBA have played overseas in the offseason and some still do it. Now, Napheesa Collier and countless others have a chance to help boost popularity by playing in front of domestic fans for the majority of the calendar year.

Collier and the rest of the executives of Unrivaled have worked hard to put this together, and are finally close to the big unveiling.