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The 2022 WNBA season tips off May 6 with an expanded schedule

The 2022 WNBA season tips off May 6 with an expanded schedule

Oct 17, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Sky guard/forward Kahleah Copper (2) drives with the ball against Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) and Phoenix Mercury forward Brianna Turner (21), right, during the second half of game four of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Wintrust Arena. Photo: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

The 2022 WNBA regular season gets an early start on May 6 and features an expanded schedule of 36 games per team. The 36-game slate was initially announced Nov. 18.

Next yearโ€™s regular season ends on August 14. The schedule needs to end by mid-September as the FIBA Womenโ€™s World Cup competition begins September 22ย in Sydney, Australia.ย 

Features of the 2022 schedule:

All 12 teams will see action on opening weekend.
The league will have a โ€œseriesโ€ play format again. โ€œIn some instances where a team is scheduled to play twice in the same city, those games have been scheduled to be played consecutively.โ€
The Commissionerโ€™s Cup returns for a second…

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