2022 – How to Watch WNBA Games (TV and Streams)

WNBA Key Dates

• Apr. 17 – May 5:  Training Camp and Preseason Games
• May 6: Regular Season Tips Off
• Jul. 10:  All-Star Game
• Jul. 26: Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game
• August 1: Player Playoff eligibility from Waivers, 5:00 pm EST
• Aug. 14: Last Day of Regular Season
• Aug. 17: Start of WNBA Playoffs
• Sep. 20: Last Possible Finals Date
• Sep. 22 – Oct. 1: FIBA Women’s World Cup, Australia – Due to the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Australia that begins in late September, the WNBA season will start sooner than usual to accommodate players who will compete with their national teams in the tournament.

FIBA World Cup (all times Eastern)

September 21

8:30 pm Puerto Rico vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Group Phase), ESPN+
9:30 pm Belgium vs. USA (Group Phase), ESPN+
11:00 pm Serbia vs. Canada (Group Phase), ESPN+
12:00 am Mali vs. Japan (Group Phase), ESPN+

September 22

3:30 am China vs. Korea (Group Phase), ESPN+
6:30 am France vs. Australia (Group Phase), ESPN+
8:30 pm USA vs. Puerto Rico (Group Phase), ESPN+
10 pm Japan vs. Serbia (Group Phase), ESPN+
11 pm Korea vs. Belgium (Group Phase), ESPN+
12:30 am Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. China (Group Phase), ESPN+

September 23

4 am Canada vs. France (Group Phase), ESPN+
6:30 am Australia vs. Mali (Group Phase), ESPN+
12:30 am China vs. USA (Group Phase), ESPN+/ESPN2