WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) Information

The Women’s National Basketball Association, or WNBA, is a professional basketball league comprised of 12 teams featuring the best women’s basketball players in the world. The WNBA was founded on April 24, 1996, and the first season began in 1997. The 2017 season is the 21st in league history. Currently there are 12 teams – six in each conference. The conferences are divided between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The teams and their conferences are as follows: Atlanta Dream (Eastern Conference), Chicago Sky (Eastern Conference), Connecticut Sun (Eastern Conference), Dallas Wings (Western Conference), Indiana Fever (Eastern Conference), Los Angeles Sparks (Western Conference), New York Liberty (Eastern Conference), Minnesota Lynx (Western Conference), Phoenix Mercury (Western Conference), San Antonio Stars (Western Conference), Seattle Storm (Western Conference), Washington Mystics (Eastern Conference). All 204 WNBA games can be watched by using WNBA League Pass, either live or on-demand. Subscriptions are only $16.99 for the season and give you instant access to WNBA action all year long on your desktop, tablet or phone. You can also purchase a Team Pass for $9.99 for the season to watch your favorite team or watch single games for $1.99. The 2017 national television schedule includes 45 regular season games on NBA TV and 16 on ESPN networks. In the 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons, Twitter will live stream 20 additional games. The official website of the WNBA is WNBA.com. You can also download the WNBA mobile app for iOS and Android devices. On social media, you can follow the WNBA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat (@WNBA), Giphy and Musical.ly (@WNBA). Through WNBA Cares, our teams, players and partners are deeply committed to creating programs that improve the quality of life for all people, with a special emphasis on education, youth and family development and health and wellness.