{"id":913978,"date":"2026-09-29T11:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913978\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:02:14","slug":"wnba-is-insane-say-fans-after-stupid-decision-made-by-the-league-for-the-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913978\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;WNBA is insane&#8217; say fans after &#8216;stupid&#8217; decision made by the league for the playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The WNBA regular season came to a close last week, and the playoffs are now firmly underway.<\/p>\n<p>The postseason has already provided us with some big results, including the New York Liberty securing a win over the number one seed, the Minnesota Lynx.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the Indiana Fever fell to defeat in their first game against the Las Vegas Aces.<\/p>\n<p>But both of those games took place on Sunday, and fans are now questioning the WNBA\u2019s decision to start their playoffs on NFL Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Fans question why WNBA playoffs started same day as NFL Sunday<\/p>\n<p>A number of people have taken to X\/Twitter to share their views on the decision, including one who wrote: \u201cWNBA is insane starting the playoffs during a NFL Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WNBA is insane starting the playoffs during a nfl Sunday<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J (@Jbeezy__) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jbeezy__\/status\/2104350863263219779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">September 27, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Another suggested: \u201cThe WNBA starting their playoffs on NFL Sunday is completely wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third tweeted: \u201cI\u2019d like to speak to whoever scheduled the WNBA playoffs on a Sunday while I\u2019m trying to watch NFL football\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally hate how round 1 of the WNBA playoff starts on NFL Sunday. So stupid,\u201d a fourth stated.<\/p>\n<p>MORE WNBA PLAYOFFS STORIES<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Really hate how round 1 of the WNBA playoff starts on NFL Sunday<\/p>\n<p>So stupid.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zay\u2728 (@ZAYYYTHEGOAT) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZAYYYTHEGOAT\/status\/2104249307922665516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">September 27, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: \u201cThe WNBA is starting its playoffs on an NFL Sunday and the final day of the MLB regular season. That\u2019s certainly one marketing strategy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And a sixth commented: \u201cStarting the WNBA playoffs on an NFL Sunday, certainly a choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 WNBA playoffs return to our screens on Tuesday evening when the Fever face the Aces and the Lynx take on the Liberty in game-two ties.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this year\u2019s WNBA Finals are scheduled to get underway on October 17. The last game, if required, will take place on October 31.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The WNBA regular season came to a close last week, and the playoffs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":913979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630,26214],"class_list":["post-913978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba","tag-wnba-playoffs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913978","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=913978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/913978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/913979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=913978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}