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.

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
June 18 Saturday 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
June 26 Sunday 5:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
June 29 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx
June 29 Wednesday 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
July 17 Sunday 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm
July 20 Wednesday 12:30 p.m. Connecticut Sun at Dallas Wings
July 20 Wednesday 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

August 26 Friday 8:00 p.m. New York Liberty at San Antonio Stars
August 26 Friday 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm
August 27 Saturday 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever
August 28 Sunday 3:00 p.m. Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream
August 30 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever
August 31 Wednesday 10:00 p.m. Dallas Wings at Seattle Storm

September

September 1 Thursday 7:00 p.m. New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
September 2 Friday 8:30 p.m. Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky
September 4 Sunday 6:00 p.m. Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream
September 6 Tuesday 10:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
September 11 Sunday 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm
September 13 Tuesday 10:30 p.m. Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks
September 15 Thursday 7:00 p.m. Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream
September 16 Friday 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever
September 16 Friday 10:30 p.m. San Antonio Stars at Los Angeles Sparks
September 17 Saturday 8:00 p.m. Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx
September 18 Sunday 7:00 p.m. Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm