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How to watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs online: live stream basketball games
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How to watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs online: live stream basketball games

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After an exciting and thrilling WNBA regular season, the playoffs begin with the top eight teams in the league including the New York Liberty, Indiana Fever, Vegas Aces, Seattle Storm and others.

The WNBA Playoffs begin on Sunday, September 22 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, while the postseason concludes with the WNBA Finals, which begin on Tuesday, October 10.

At a glance: Watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs online

With tipoff fast approaching, read on to find out how to watch the WNBA Playoffs and find tickets to games. Check out the 2024 WNBA postseason schedule here.

How to Stream the 2024 WNBA Playoffs Without Cable

The WNBA Playoffs will be televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, but the games can also be streamed via internet-based streaming services such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV. Some of them even offer free trials.

Note that every game for each team during the 2024 WNBA Playoffs will be available across multiple networks, streaming services, and platforms. The only service that will carry every game is WNBA League Pass (via Prime Video); learn more about the network here.

Here’s how to watch the WNBA playoffs with and without a cable subscription.

How to watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs online: live stream basketball games

DirectTV

Watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs with DirecTV Stream, which carries ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, along with over 90 other channels including CBS, CBS Sports Network, ION Television and NBA TV, NBC, Fox, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, and others.

The streamer has a five-day free trial available, allowing you to watch the WNBA Playoffs. After that, you can cancel the service or keep watching, with prices starting at just $59.99 for the entry-level Entertainment package with the streamer’s current deals.

How to watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs online: live stream basketball games

Fubo

Another way to watch WNBA games on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 is through Fubo. The streaming service starts at $49.99 per month for over 185 channels with the streamer’s current deals. You can also record over 1,000 hours of TV shows, movies, games, and more.

If you want to watch part of the WNBA season live and for free online, the online TV streaming service is offering new subscribers a seven-day free trial.

How to watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs online: live stream basketball games

Hulu

To watch ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 online, a Hulu + Live TV subscription is another great option. The streaming service offers access to over 90 live channels — like CBS Sports Network, BET, CNN, Food Network, and more — starting at $76.99 per month and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+.

In addition to live TV, Hulu + Live TV subscribers can also watch original programming from Hulu, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm (Star Wars), The Muppets Studio and Pixar Animation, as well as ESPN+ for original sports programming and live sports from Formula 1 racing, UFC, MLB and other sports leagues. It also includes unlimited cloud DVR. Hulu offers a three-day free trial to try before you commit to a monthly live TV streaming subscription.

How to watch the 2024 WNBA playoffs online: live stream basketball games

Garland

Sling is one of the least expensive options for new live TV streaming subscribers looking to watch WNBA games on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2. The Sling Orange + Blue plan costs $35 per month for the first month ($60 per month thereafter) — pricing and channel availability depend on your local TV market.

Sling Orange + Blue also offers broadcasts on Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, CNN, Fox News, TNT, TBS, Bravo, FreeForm, QVC, MSNBC, and many more.

How to Watch the 2024 WNBA Playoff Games on Cable

The WNBA Playoffs will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ABC. You can watch by tuning in through your cable TV provider, on ESPN.com or in the ESPN mobile app with your cable TV account login — including streaming and traditional services such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.

Where to Buy 2024 WNBA Playoff Tickets Online

Want to watch playoff games in person? Tickets for WNBA games are available from StubHub, Ticket Liquidator, Ticketmaster and GameTime — prices vary by city and seat location in the arena. For more information, visit WNBA.com.

One of the best deals on last minute tickets is now at Ticket Network, which THR readers can get $150 off orders of $500 with promo code THR150 or $300 off orders of $1,000 and more with code THR300.

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