2025 WNBA preseason: How to watch Caitlin Clark and Paige Buecker first games, TV schedule and more
The WNBA preseason has begun, and fans now have even more options to watch every game live on television or streaming. Four preseason games will be televised nationwide for the first time this season, giving fans nationwide a chance to watch players like rookie Paige Bueckers, A’ja Wilson, and Caitlin Clark in action. Clark and the Indiana Fever will play the Washington Mystics on NBA TV on May 3 and the Brazil national team on ESPN on May 4 in two of these nationally televised games; Bueckers will play his first game with the Dallas Wings on Friday, May 2.
How to watch the 2025 WNBA season:
Watch ESPN, NBA TV, ION and more
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Dates:May 2 – 12, 2025
TV channel(s):ESPN, ION, NBA TV
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2025 WNBA preseason: How to watch Caitlin Clark and Paige Buecker first games, TV schedule and more
What channels will the WNBA preseason be on?
The first four WNBA preseason games will be broadcast across ION, NBA TV and ESPN, the rest of this year’s WNBA preseason games will be available onWNBA League Pass.
Where to watch the WNBA preseason:
You can find ION, NBA TV and ESPN on streaming platforms like Fubo, Sling and DirecTV. 14 out of 15 preseason games will also air on WNBA League Pass, and they will all be available to watch for free thanks to a special preseason preview available via theWNBA App.
WNBA League Pass is streaming 14 out of 15 of this year’s WNBA preseason games, all for free if you sign in through the WNBA App.
With WNBA League Pass, you can stream live out-of-market WNBA games (certain national exclusions and local blackouts apply), get access to full length and condensed replays of every game, rewatch hundreds of past classic games and use the platform’s live game DVR. WNBA League Pass costs $35 for the entire season, but you can also buy a monthly pass for $12.99
2025 WNBA preseason: How to watch Caitlin Clark and Paige Buecker first games, TV schedule and more
2025 WNBA preseason schedule:
There are 15 WNBA preseason games this month, the schedule is as follows (all times ET):
May 2
Dallas Wings vs. Las Vegas Aces, 7 p.m. (ION, NBA League Pass)
Brazil National Team vs. Chicago Sky, 9 p.m. (ION, NBA League Pass)
May 3
Washington Mystics vs. Indiana Fever, 1 p.m. (NBA TV, NBA League Pass)
May 4
Brazil National Team vs. Indiana Fever, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Connecticut Sun vs. Seattle Storm, 6 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
May 6
Minnesota Lynx vs. Chicago Sky, 7 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
Los Angeles Sparks vs. Golden State Valkyries, 10 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
Phoenix Mercury vs. Las Vegas Aces, 10 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
May 7
Atlanta Dream vs. Washington Mystics, 11:30 a.m. (NBA League Pass)
May 9
Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty, 7 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
May 10
Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream, 3 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
Toyota Antelopes vs. Dallas Wings, 8 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
Chicago Sky vs. Minnesota Lynx, 8 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
May 11
Golden State Valkyries vs. Phoenix Mercury, 6 p.m. (NBA League Pass)
May 12
Toyota Antelopes vs. New York Liberty, 10 p.m. (NBA League Pass)