The 2021 WNBA Playoffs start Thursday, and the ESPN networks will have full coverage of the games.
Coverage starts at 8 p.m. ET Thursday as No. 7 Dallas goes on the road against No. 6 Chicago. Coverage continues at 10 p.m. as No. 5 Phoenix hosts No. 8 New York. Both games will air on ESPN2.
The full schedule for this year’s WNBA Playoffs on the ESPN networks is noted below.’
WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google – Television Schedule
Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
Thu, Sep 23 | 8 p.m. | First Round (Single Elimination) No. 7 Dallas at No. 6 Chicago Ryan Ruocco, Rebecco Lobo, Holly Rowe | ESPN2 |
10 p.m. | First Round (Single Elimination) No. 8 New York at No. 5 Phoenix Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Ros Gold-Onwude | ESPN2 | |
Sun, Sep 26 | TBD | Second Round (Single Elimination) TBD at No. 3 Minnesota | TBD |
TBD | Second Round (Single Elimination) TBD at No. 4 Seattle | TBD | |
Tue, Sep 28 | 8 p.m. | Semifinals Game 1 TBD at No. 1 Connecticut | ESPN2 |
10 p.m. | Semifinals Game 1 TBD at No. 2 Las Vegas | ESPN2 | |
Thu, Sep 30 | 8 p.m. | Semifinals Game 2 TBD at No. 1 Connecticut | ESPN2 |
10 p.m. | Semifinals Game 2 TBD at No. 2 Las Vegas | ESPN2 | |
Sun, Oct 3 | TBD | Semifinals Game 3 No. 1 Connecticut at TBD | TBD |
TBD | Semifinals Game 3 No. 2 Las Vegas at TBD | TBD | |
Wed, Oct 6 | TBD | Semifinals Game 4* No. 1 Connecticut at TBD | ESPN |
TBD | Semifinals Game 4* No. 2 Las Vegas at TBD | ESPN | |
Fri, Oct 8 | TBD | Semifinals Game 5* TBD at No. 1 Connecticut | ESPN2 |
TBD | Semifinals Game 5* TBD at No. 2 Las Vegas | ESPN2 | |
Sun, Oct 10 | 3 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 1 | ABC |
Wed, Oct 13 | 9 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 2 | ESPN |
Fri, Oct 15 | 9 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 3 | ESPN2 |
Sun, Oct17 | 3 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 4* | ESPN |
Tue, Oct 19 | 9 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 5* | ESPN2 |
Two broadcast teams will cover the games in this year’s playoffs. They are noted below
- Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, and Holly Rowe
- Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, and Ros Gold-Onwude
Monica McNutt will anchor studio coverage of the playoffs with additional commentary from Carolyn Peck.
More information on the ESPN networks’ coverage of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs is available along with the latest WNBA headlines at:
Website: https://www.espn.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESPN
Twitter: https://twitter.com/espn
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