{"id":623827,"date":"2026-04-23T18:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/623827\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:24:07","slug":"how-to-watch-wnba-preseason-games-full-2026-streaming-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/623827\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch WNBA Preseason Games: Full 2026 Streaming Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 WNBA season is approaching, and fans are already searching how to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/news\/free-streaming-2026-preseason-games\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/news\/free-streaming-2026-preseason-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WNBA preseason games<\/a> as teams prepare for opening day.<\/p>\n<p>This year brings <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-broadcast-schedule-2026-national-games-indiana-fever-how-to-watch\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-broadcast-schedule-2026-national-games-indiana-fever-how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">expanded broadcast coverage<\/a> across multiple platforms, making preseason matchups easier to follow than in previous seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Several preseason games will be available via a mix of national broadcasts and streaming services. Select games are expected to air on networks like ESPN and NBA TV, while others stream on platforms tied to the league&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-inks-blockbuster-new-11-year-media-deal-to-air-games-on-usa-network\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"29455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">media rights deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For fans, knowing how to watch WNBA preseason games ensures they can follow early storylines before the regular season officially begins on May 8th.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 WNBA Preseason Game Schedule<\/p>\n<p>Key WNBA preseason matchups include: <\/p>\n<p>Indiana Fever at New York Liberty on April 25th<\/p>\n<p>Japan National Team at Las Vegas Aces on April 26th<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria National Team at Minnesota Lynx on April 27th<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky on April 29th<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever on April 30th<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Tempo at Minnesota Lynx on May 1st<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria National Team at Indiana Fever on May 2nd<\/p>\n<p>New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun on May 3rd<\/p>\n<p>While preseason games may not count toward teams&#8217; 2026 record, they offer an early look at lineups, <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/2026-wnba-draft-azzi-fudd-dallas-wings-number-one-pick-paige-bueckers\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"33944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">rookie debuts<\/a>, and new and developing roster dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch 2026 WNBA Preseason Games<\/p>\n<p>Fans can stream all the preseason action via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/leaguepass?plan=annual\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/leaguepass?plan=annual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WNBA League Pass<\/a>, a service that typically carries out-of-market games. The WNBA has made this year&#8217;s preseason lineup free to view, allowing fans to sample the league&#8217;s streaming platform before committing to the $39.99 for the complete season.<\/p>\n<p>ION is broadcasting four preseason games to a national audience this year. That national coverage tips off on April 25th as <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-injury-report-caitlin-clark-dijonai-carrington-2026\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"34108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> and the Indiana Fever visit <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/breanna-stewart-protest-ice-shooting-in-minneapolis\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"31348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Breanna Stewart<\/a> and the New York Liberty in Brooklyn. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 WNBA season is approaching, and fans are already searching how to watch WNBA preseason games as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[200036,177562,104805,49,48,40763,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-623827","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-2026-wnba-preseason","9":"tag-2026-wnba-schedule","10":"tag-2026-wnba-season","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-media-rights","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}