The time has come and the 2022 WNBA season kicks off tonight, a campaign with many stories to follow such as Becky Hammon’s debut as Las Vegas coach, the last trip of Sue Bird and surely Diana Taurasi and the defense of the title by Candace Parker and Chicago Sky. So we leave you these important points for the start of the season.
regular season
The regular campaign begins this May 6 and ends on August 14. This year the teams will have 36 games on their schedule, so fans will have the opportunity to see more games from their favorite players.
WNBA Tip-Off
The league gets underway on the weekend with several games, highlighting the presentation of the champions Chicago Sky against the Los Angeles Sparks. 4 games on Friday, 2 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday is the billboard with which the WNBA starts in 2022.
Friday May 6
- Indiana Fever vs Washington Mystics 6:00 pm
- Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky 7:00 pm
- Las Vegas Aces vs Phoenix Mercury 9:00 pm
- Minnesota Linx vs Seattle Storm 9:00 pm
Saturday May 7
- Connecticut Sun vs New York Liberty
- Atlanta Dream vs Dallas Wings
Sunday May 8
- Los Angeles Sparks vs Indiana Fever 2:00 pm
- Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Linx 7:00 pm
- Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces 9:00 pm
Commissioner’s Cup
This tournament is being held for the second year, 10 matches from each team are chosen to be part of this alternate competition to the regular season. The teams with the best winning percentages in this series of matches dispute the cup, the winner gets a prize of 500 thousand dollars. The Commissioner’s Cup championship game will take place on July 26.
WNBA All-Star Game
This year The WNBA All-Star Game will take place in the city of Chicago, the date will be July 10.
The last of Taurasi and Bird
Everything indicates that this will be the last season for two of the greatest players in the history of the WNBA, Diana Taurasi returns with Phoenix to try to get them back to the Finals and continue to increase her share as the leading scorer in WNBA history, while Sue Bird decided to come back for another yearshe is the leader in assists in the league and wants to say goodbye with another title with the Seattle Storm.
Liz Cambage in the Sparks
After his successful stint with Las Vegas, Australian Liz Cambage will be one of the new stars of the Los Angeles Sparks. It will be very interesting to see her in LA where she will surely soon become a fan favorite.
Becky Hammon debuts with Las Vegas
She had brilliant seasons as a player and after several years of apprenticeship alongside Gregg Popovich with the Spurs, Becky Hammon decides to take the reins of Las Vegas Aces. It will be interesting to see how she applies everything she has learned in the last few years, she will surely have a successful career now as a coach of a team that is in contention for the title.
