NBA TV to televise 42 WNBA games during 2016 season
The following press release is from NBA Digital:
NBA TV will tip off its 2016 WNBA game coverage on Saturday, May 21, at 8:30 p.m. with the San Antonio Stars and WNBA All-Star Kayla McBride visiting the Dallas Wings and two-time WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins. Overall, NBA TV will televise 42 games during the 2016 WNBA regular season – the league’s 20th season.
The WNBA on NBA TV schedule will include appearances from all 12 WNBA teams, along with extensive coverage of the league throughout the season including highlights and postgame interviews with players and coaches following key WNBA matchups.
Schedule highlights include:
- 10-time WNBA All-Star and second all-time leading scorer Tamika Catchings continues the pursuit of Tina Thompson’s scoring record in her final season, when the Indiana Fever visit the Atlanta Dream on May 29.
- 2009 WNBA MVP and seven-time WNBA All-Star Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury face off against Diggins, Odyssey Sims and the Dallas Wings in the nightcap of an NBA TV doubleheader on June 18.
- The defending champion Minnesota Lynx make their 2016 NBA TV debut on June 7, when they host the Mercury as they continue their quest for a third championship in four years.
- A clash of first-round draft picks between No. 1 overall pick and four-time NCAA Division I Champion Breanna Stewart (Seattle Storm) and 2016 10th overall pick Imani Boyette (Chicago Sky) in the second game of an NBA TV doubleheader on July 17.
- A 2015 WNBA Finals rematch when the defending champion Lynx visit Indianapolis to face the Fever on September 16.
Additionally, the network will preview the regular season on Thursday, May 12, at 6 p.m. with the 2016 WNBA Season Preview hosted by Kristen Ledlow and LaChina Robinson. The 30-minute show will cover the Lynx’s upcoming title defense, the return of Mercury veteran Taurasi, the arrival of Storm rookie Stewart, the career of Fever legend Catchings and a look back at 20 years of WNBA highlights. WNBA President Lisa Borders will also join the show.
WNBA on NBA TV Schedule
(All Times Eastern)
May
| May 21 | Saturday | 8:30 p.m. | San Antonio Stars at Dallas Wings |
| May 22 | Sunday | 3:00 p.m. | Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream |
| May 24 | Tuesday | 11:00 a.m. | Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty |
| May 27 | Friday | 8:30 p.m. | Atlanta Dream at Dallas Wings |
| May 29 | Sunday | 3:00 p.m. | Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream |
June
| June 7 | Tuesday | 8:00 p.m. | Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx |
| June 12 | Sunday | 6:00 p.m. | Seattle Storm at Indiana Fever |
| June 18 | Saturday | 7:00 p.m. | Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics |
| 10:00 p.m. | Dallas Wings at Phoenix Mercury | ||
| June 19 | Sunday | 2:00 p.m. | New York Liberty at Indiana Fever |
| June 21 | Tuesday | 3:30 p.m. | Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks |
| June 22 | Wednesday | 12:00 p.m. | New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream |
| June 25 | Saturday | 8:30 p.m. | Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings |
| June 26 | Sunday | 3:00 p.m. | Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty |
| 5:00 p.m. | Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks | ||
| June 29 | Wednesday | 8:00 p.m. | New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx |
| 10:00 p.m. | Connecticut Sun at Phoenix Mercury | ||
| June 30 | Thursday | 3:30 p.m. | Atlanta Dream at Los Angeles Sparks |
July
| July 13 | Wednesday | 12:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky |
| July 17 | Sunday | 3:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream |
| 7:00 p.m. | Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm | ||
| July 20 | Wednesday | 12:30 p.m. | Connecticut Sun at Dallas Wings |
| 3:00 p.m. | San Antonio Stars at Seattle Storm | ||
| July 21 | Thursday | 11:00 a.m. | Indiana Fever at New York Liberty |
| July 22 | Friday | 8:00 p.m. | Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx |
August
| Aug. 26 | Friday | 8:00 p.m. | New York Liberty at San Antonio Stars |
| 10:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm | ||
| Aug. 27 | Saturday | 7:00 p.m. | Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever |
| Aug. 28 | Sunday | 3:00 p.m. | Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream |
| Aug. 30 | Tuesday | 7:00 p.m. | Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever |
| Aug. 31 | Wednesday | 10:00 p.m. | Dallas Wings at Seattle Storm |
September
| Sept. 1 | Thursday | 7:00 p.m. | New York Liberty at Indiana Fever |
| Sept. 2 | Friday | 8:30 p.m. | Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky |
| Sept. 4 | Sunday | 6:00 p.m. | Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream |
| Sept. 6 | Tuesday | 10:30 p.m. | Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks |
| Sept. 11 | Sunday | 7:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm |
| Sept. 13 | Tuesday | 10:30 p.m. | Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks |
| Sept. 15 | Thursday | 7:00 p.m. | Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream |
| Sept. 16 | Friday | 7:00 p.m. | Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever |
| 10:30 p.m. | San Antonio Stars at Los Angeles Sparks | ||
| Sept. 17 | Saturday | 8:00 p.m. | Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx |
| Sept. 18 | Sunday | 7:00 p.m. | Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm |