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Minnesota Lynx Announce 2021 Broadcast Schedule

May 13, 2021 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release


MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx today announced their broadcast schedule for the upcoming 2021 WNBA season. Fans can watch all 32 regular season games on either Bally Sports North (BSN), Bally Sports North PLUS, ESPN2, ESPN3, CBS Sports Network, NBA TV, Twitter, Facebook, and new this season, Amazon (Prime Video).

Bally Sports North, celebrating its 23rd year as a partner in broadcasting Lynx basketball, will carry a total of 11 regular-season games. Bally Sports North coverage begins on Sunday, May 30 when the Lynx tip-off against the Connecticut Sun at Target Center. This year marks the 11th consecutive season that Marney Gellner will serve as the play-by-play announcer and Lea B. Olsen returns for her 13th season as television color analyst.

Six of the telecasts will be custom Bally Sports North productions that originate from Target Center's broadcast center and feature commentary from Gellner and Olsen. The remaining five will be opponent-produced feeds carried on Bally Sports North PLUS. All 11 broadcasts will air live.

In addition to the games shown locally, the Lynx will be nationally televised for nine games: three on CBS Sports Network (May 14 vs. Phoenix, May 28 at Seattle, and June 30 at Phoenix), three on ESPN2 (June 15 vs. Chicago, July 7 vs. Dallas, and Aug. 24 vs. Seattle), and three on ESPN3 (May 18 at New York, July 9 at Las Vegas, and Sept. 19 at Washington).

Fans can also watch eight games on NBA TV (May 20 vs. Seattle, July 11 at Los Angeles, Aug. 19 at Connecticut, Aug. 21 at Chicago, Sept. 2 vs. Los Angeles, Sept. 4 vs. Washington, Sept. 8 at Las Vegas, and Sept. 12 vs. Indiana). Amazon (Prime Video) will stream one game (Aug. 17 at Connecticut).

Twitter will stream two games (June 8 at Washington and Sept. 10 vs. Indiana). Facebook will stream four games (June 4 vs. Atlanta, June 25 vs. Las Vegas, July 2 at Phoenix, and Aug. 15 vs. New York).

The Lynx mobile app is fans' tool to stay connected to the team all season long. From schedule, scores and stats to exclusive player content, the Lynx app delivers in a user-friendly format. Download the Lynx app here.

Lynx programming will air on Bally Sports North and stream live on the all-new Bally Sports app, and on ballysports.com when a consumer authenticates through their pay-TV service. The Bally Sports app is available on mobile and tablet devices, including iOS and Android, as well as connected devices including, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku Players and Roku TV, Samsung and LG platforms and Xbox One. Fans can also download the app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store, Roku App Store, XBOX One App Store and Windows App Store.


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