Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (#24) addresses the media during a press conference after a July 27, 2025, matchup vs. the Atlanta Dream. (📸 Photo courtesy of Steven Garcia/Getty Images)
| 🞙 Friday, September 12, 2025
- ESPN begins coverage of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs with four First Round Game 1 broadcasts on Sunday, September 14, with games spread across ABC and ESPN.
With the WNBA's 2025 regular season now complete, ESPN is pleased to announce that it will carry every game from the 2025 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google, starting on Sunday, September 14. Eight teams will play in this year's WNBA Playoffs — the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty, top overall seed Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream, Golden State Valkyries, Phoenix Mercury, and the Seattle Storm.
Several commentators are featured in ESPN's comprehensive 2025 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google coverage, including the lead announcing team consisting of play-by-play announcer Ryan Ruocco, analyst and Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo, and reporter Holly Rowe. During the postseason, the secondary crew of Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, and Angel Gray will call games. Additional talent set to make appearances during ESPN's WNBA playoff coverage are play-by-play commentators Tiffany Greene and Mark Jones, analysts Debbie Antonelli and Carolyn Peck, and reporters Brooke Weisbrod and Vanessa Richardson.
To complement the WNBA playoff game telecasts, ESPN will precede games with WNBA Countdown Presented by Google. The studio team will head to the game sites of the 2025 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV, offering live coverage from the arena. The coverage of the first and second rounds of the WNBA playoffs includes studio shows split between Bristol and Los Angeles. In Bristol, the coverage will feature Elle Duncan, Andraya Carter, and Chiney Ogwumike. The Los Angeles studios will showcase Malika Andrews, Chiney Ogwumike, Andraya Carter, Monica McNutt, and Carolyn Peck..
For the second straight season, the WNBA Playoffs begin with four games being played on a single day. Sunday, September 14, is the date of record!
The day's playoff action kicks off at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN as the expansion Golden State Valkyries play their first-ever postseason game against Naphessa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx. Later, WNBA Countdown presented by Google will air on ABC at 2:30 PM ET, featuring Elle Duncan, Andraya Carter, and Chiney Ogwumike.
At 3:00 PM ET on ABC, the Indiana Fever face the Atlanta Dream. Then, at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN, Breanna Stewart and the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty start their quest for back-to-back titles against Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury. The nightcap sees Nneka Ogwumike and the Seattle Storm visit A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN.
The broadcast schedule for the first round of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google is listed below. Plus, commentator assignments will be added once they become available to us.
- 2025 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google | Broadcast Schedule & Commentators | First Round (best-of-three) | All Times Eastern and Subject to Change
Series-by-Series Schedule (First Round):
| (8) Golden State Valkyries vs. (1) Minnesota Lynx -- Minnesota wins series, 2-0 (Series begins on Sunday, September 14)
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. Game 1 - Sunday, September 14 - Valkyries at Lynx - ESPN, 1:00 PM ET - Tiffany Greene, Debbie Antonelli, Brooke Weisbrod
. Game 2 - Wednesday, September 17 - Lynx vs. Valkyries (San Jose) - ESPN, 10:00 PM ET - Tiffany Greene, Debbie Antonelli, Brooke Weisbrod
. * Game 3 (if nec.) - Friday, September 19 - Valkyries at Lynx - ESPN2, TBD -
| (5) New York Liberty vs. (4) Phoenix Mercury -- Phoenix wins series, 2-1 (Series begins on Sunday, September 14)
. Game 1 - Sunday, September 14 - Liberty at Mercury - ESPN, 5:00 PM ET - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Angel Gray
. Game 2 - Wednesday, September 17 - Mercury at Liberty - ESPN, 8:00 PM ET - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
. Game 3 - Friday, September 19 - Liberty at Mercury - ESPN2, 9:00 PM ET - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
| (7) Seattle Storm vs. (2) Las Vegas Aces -- Las Vegas wins series, 2-1 (Series begins on Sunday, September 14)
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. Game 1 - Sunday, September 14 - Storm at Aces - ESPN, 10:00 PM ET - Mark Jones, Carolyn Peck, Vanessa Richardson
. Game 2 - Tuesday, September 16 - Aces at Storm - ESPN, 9:30 PM ET - Mark Jones, Carolyn Peck, Vanessa Richardson
. Game 3 - Thursday, September 18 - Storm at Aces - ESPN2, 9:30 PM ET - Mark Jones, Carolyn Peck, Vanessa Richardson
| (6) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Atlanta Dream -- Indiana wins series, 2-1 (Series begins on Sunday, September 14)
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. Game 1 - Sunday, September 14 - Fever at Dream - ABC, 3:00 PM ET - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
. Game 2 - Tuesday, September 16 - Dream at Fever - ESPN, 7:30 PM ET - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Angel Gray
. Game 3 - Thursday, September 18 - Fever at Dream - ESPN2, 7:30 PM ET - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Angel Gray
Daily Television Schedule (First Round):
● Sunday, September 14:
. Game 1 - Valkyries at Lynx - ESPN, 1:00 PM ET - Tiffany Greene, Debbie Antonelli, Brooke Weisbrod
. Game 1 - Fever at Dream - ABC, 3:00 PM ET - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
. Game 1 - Liberty at Mercury - ESPN, 5:00 PM ET - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Angel Gray
. Game 1 - Storm at Aces - ESPN, 10:00 PM ET - Mark Jones, Carolyn Peck, Vanessa Richardson
● Tuesday, September 16:
. Game 2 - Dream at Fever - ESPN, 7:30 PM ET - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Angel Gray
. Game 2 - Aces at Storm - ESPN, 9:30 PM ET - Mark Jones, Carolyn Peck, Vanessa Richardson
● Wednesday, September 17:
. Game 2 - Mercury at Liberty - ESPN, 8:00 PM ET - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
. Game 2 - Lynx vs. Valkyries (San Jose) - ESPN, 10:00 PM ET - Tiffany Greene, Debbie Antonelli, Brooke Weisbrod
● Thursday, September 18:
. Game 3 - Fever at Dream - ESPN2, 7:30 PM ET - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Angel Gray
. Game 3 - Storm at Aces - ESPN2, 9:30 PM ET - Mark Jones, Carolyn Peck, Vanessa Richardson
● Friday, September 19:
. Game 3 - Liberty at Mercury - ESPN2, 9:00 PM ET - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
|| Sources 🛈: ESPN Press Room & WNBA ||
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