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Fans React To Today’s Big WNBA News

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For many years, the WNBA has struggled to find the same sort of fanbase and popularity that the NBA enjoys.

This remains the case despite a growing amount of skill and talent in the league.

The WNBA has been working hard to expand its horizons and reach more people.

It announced a new deal on Thursday that will do just that.

The WNBA will air on Ion Television on Friday nights as part of a multi-year deal that they signed this month.

As noted by The Athletic, this gives the league another national television contract and will help them expand viewership and “build a consistent national window for its games.”

This is unquestionably great news for fans of the WNBA and could provide them with millions of new viewers.

As mentioned by Tyler Byrum, the league will now air games on various platforms such as ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV, Amazon Prime, Paramount+, and others.

The number of fans watching will still pale in comparison to the NBA but more people will certainly be watching.

If you haven’t heard of Ion Television before, you’re not alone.

The network isn’t very well known and mostly airs reruns of old shows, such as Hawaii Five-O.

This means that the WNBA will likely be the network’s biggest draw, and could grow within the channel and eventually take up more of its lineup.

It’ll be some time before the WNBA is recognized in the ways it deserves.

But the new deal with Ion means that the league is slowly but surely growing and that is definitely a very good thing for fans of basketball.

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