2026 WNBA Season Opens Friday May 8

The 30th WNBA season begins on Friday, May 8, with a three‑game opening night featuring the Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty, Washington Mystics vs. Toronto Tempo, and Golden State Valkyries vs. Seattle Storm. The season’s 44 games are spread across more than ten channels and streaming platforms, including ABC, ESPN, NBC, ION and Amazon Prime Video. For Fever fans, every Caitlin Clark game airs nationally, while the Liberty broadcast 33 of 44 games and teams like the Las Vegas Aces and Chicago Sky have fewer national slots. Clark’s first game on May 9 will be hosted by the Fever against the Dallas Wings at 1 p.m. ET on ABC and streamed live on Disney+. newsbetting.cv