How to observe WNBA video games in 2023

The WNBA’s twenty seventh season has formally tipped off, and between a fast-growing fanbase and Brittney Griner’s extremely publicized return to the court docket, there are prone to be some new followers of girls’s basketball tuning on this yr. So whether or not you’re brand-new to streaming the game otherwise you’re a seasoned WNBA fan who merely can’t sustain with the ever-changing record of channels you may want to observe each basketball sport, we’ve bought you coated.

The 2023 WNBA season will see a whopping 205 reside video games air on nationwide TV or streaming. The catch? Those 205 video games will likely be break up throughout 12 channels and streaming platforms, with a mixture of predictable sports activities channels like ESPN and NBA TV, and a few less-obvious choices like Ion (maybe recognized finest for traditional crime present reruns), Twitter and … the metaverse?

To be certain that this WNBA season is a slam dunk for you, we’ve damaged down each means you possibly can watch WNBA video games this season, together with Brittney Griner’s first common season sport since coming house: Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks at 11 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN+.

How to observe WNBA video games 2023

When does the 2023 WNBA season begin?

WNBA tip-off weekend begins Friday, May 19. Tip-off weekend video games will run by way of Sunday, May 21.

WNBA tip-off weekend schedule (all occasions Eastern):

Friday, May 19

• Connecticut Sun vs. Indiana Fever: 7 p.m. (League Pass)

• New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics: 7 p.m. (NBA TV)

• Chicago Sky vs. Minnesota Lynx: 8 p.m. (League Pass)

• Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks: 11 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN+)

Saturday, May 20

• Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings: 1 p.m. (ABC)

• Las Vegas Aces vs. Seattle Storm: 3 p.m. (ABC)

Sunday, May 21

• Washington Mystics vs. Connecticut Sun: 1 p.m. (League Pass)

• Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty: 2 p.m. (Twitter)

• Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury: 4 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN+)

You can try the total WNBA season schedule (full with which channel each sport is airing on) right here.

Follow together with Yahoo Sports WNBA tip-off weekend protection:

What channel is WNBA on this season?

This yr, WNBA video games are break up throughout a variety of channels and streaming choices. The 205 reside video games scheduled for this WNBA season will air throughout a mixture of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, ION, NBA TV and Amazon Prime Video.

Some video games may even be livestreamed on Twitter and on Meta Quest VR headsets in Meta Horizon Worlds and within the XTADIUM app. For these preserving depend, that’s a whopping 12 methods to observe the WNBA in 2023. Overwhelmed? Don’t fear, right here’s how one can watch each channel on that prolonged record forward of the 2023 WNBA season tip off this Friday.

How to observe WNBA reside or stream WNBA video games in 2023:

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Best method to stream (virtually) each WNBA sport: Watch ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, Ion and NBA TV

Fubo TV

Fubo TV’s Elite tier offers you entry to ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBA TV, Ion and 200+ extra reside channels. At $85 monthly, the live-TV streaming service is certainly the priciest possibility on this record, nevertheless it nonetheless leaves you with main financial savings in comparison with a conventional cable package deal and can get you entry to probably the most WNBA video games you possibly can watch with only one subscription. Fubo subscribers additionally get 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform provides a seven-day free trial interval.

$85 at Fubo

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It’s Amazon’s third season serving as one of many streaming houses for the WNBA. This yr, Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 WNBA video games, together with the Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game, free to all Amazon Prime subscribers. On prime of Amazon Prime Video, an Amazon Prime subscription consists of free delivery, unique offers, entry to the Prime Day 2023 sale occasion, Amazon Music, a yr of free GrubHub+ and extra. A regular Amazon Prime subscription is $15 month-to-month or $139 yearly, however reductions can be found for college kids and people on certified authorities help. You can attempt Amazon Prime free for 30 days.

$15 at Amazon

How to observe WNBA livestreams

You can watch some WNBA video games this yr on Twitter, no streaming subscription or expensive sports activities package deal required.

If you’re an lively member of the Metaverse (or the proprietor of a Meta Quest headset) you may as well watch 20 WNBA video games by way of a VR headset in 2023. So if you happen to plan on attending a VR basketball sport, tell us how WNBA video games within the Metaverse examine to sitting courtside.

How to observe WNBA League Pass

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With WNBA League Pass, you possibly can stream choose out-of-market WNBA video games (sure nationwide exclusions and native blackouts apply), get entry to full size and condensed replays of each sport, rewatch a whole lot of previous basic video games and use the platform’s reside sport DVR. WNBA League Pass is $25 for the season, however you may as well purchase a move for a single sport for $3 per sport, an excellent possibility if you happen to solely want the service to stream certainly one of your favourite crew’s video games this season.

$25 at WNBA