WNBA and Twitter renew streaming partnership

The WNBA and Twitter have announced the renewal of their partnership.

Ten WNBA regular-season games will stream live on Twitter and will be hosted by alternative commenters as well as analysts like LaChina Robinson and Ros Gold-Onwude. The social media platform’s livestreamed WNBA games will also include integration with other Twitter content during the digital broadcast, allowing fans to interact with the commentators.

“Twitter continues to be an integral part of the WNBA’s media landscape and providing innovation on their platform during this unique season will elevate fan engagement to a whole new level,” said WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert in a recent press release. “This continued partnership enables our passionate supporters and fans to connect directly to our game and to experience WNBA basketball from wherever they are.”

The first game will take place Wednesday, August 12th, with the Seattle Storm facing the Atlanta Dream. In addition to Twitter, games will be available on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network, NBA TV and WNBA League Pass.

This season will take place in Bradenton, Flordia at the IMG Academy, the Official Home of the 2020 WNBA season.

The regular season concludes on September 12th and will be followed by traditional playoffs and Finals.

Below is the WNBA’s 2020 schedule of live games on Twitter:

• Wednesday, Aug. 12 Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm 10pm
• Friday, Aug. 14 Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky 7pm
• Wednesday, Aug. 19 Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks 10pm
• Friday, Aug. 21 Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream 7pm
• Sunday, Aug. 23 Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx 4pmSunday, Aug. 30 Connecticut Sun at Washington Mystics 4pm
  Thursday, Sept. 3 Las Vegas Aces at Connecticut Sun 8pm
• Friday, Sept. 4 Chicago Sky at Washington Mystics 7pm
• Saturday, Sept. 5 New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury 8pm
• Sunday, Sept. 6 Dallas Wings at Washington Mystics 4pm

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Source: WNBA