The August 13th telecast will be the first WNBA game to ever be televised in HD on NBA TV. NBA TV televised its first HD game on February 16, 2003, featuring the New York Knicks vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Through HDTV, NBA TV will offer its subscribers a front row seat to this matchup between the Mercury and the Storm," said Gregg Winik, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, NBA Entertainment. “NBA TV is dedicated to bringing the best basketball action in the most cutting edge format available to its viewers and we are proud to be extending that to WNBA fans."

Launched in 1999, NBA TV, the league's 24-hour television network, is the premier destination for fans around the globe for all things basketball and was the first network ever launched by a professional sports league.

NBA TV is the deepest resource for basketball, round the clock, seven days a week and features live NBA and WNBA games, a package of NBDL games, high-definition telecasts including a daily block of HD programming, original programs including NBA TV Insiders, Virtual G.M., NBA TV: Over Time and NBA TV: Hardwood Classics. NBA TV also features international basketball coverage including an 'International Game of the Week,' vintage NBA games, interactive talk shows and will soon have classic basketball-themed movies and TV shows from a library of hundreds, coaching and instructional programming, and additional content for basketball fans of all ages.

Featuring a state-of-the-art studio and full-service production facility at NBA Entertainment in Secaucus, NJ, NBA TV also provides real-time statistics, scores and news with live studio-based programming.