Looking at the WNBA schedule and wondering why there’s a two-week gap in games?That’s because the league is taking a hiatus from Monday to Sept. 16 for the women’s basketball FIBA World Cup where a number of its best players will compete for their respective national teams. Players began arriving in Berlin this week, with the tournament’s group stages set to tip off on Sept. 4.This break is standard procedure during any World Cup year, but as the pool of international talent in the WNBA has expanded, even more stars will be on the global stage this season.The U.S. women’s national team will compete for its fifth consecutive World Cup gold medal with a roster composed of some of the WNBA’s biggest stars. Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson and Phoenix Mercury guard Kelsey Plum were late scratches from Team USA’s roster due to injuries. But a new era of players, including Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever), Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings) and Angel Reese (Atlanta Dream), will make their debuts with other young stars like Aliyah Boston (Fever) and Rhyne Howard (Dream). Washington Mystics teammates Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will make their debuts as well, replacing Wilson and Plum. Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx) and Jackie Young (Aces) will also star alongside Chelsea Gray (Aces), Kahleah Copper (Mercury) and Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty).