WNBA Announces New Finals Format to Be Implemented in 2025

‘This will give our fans a championship series format that they are accustomed to seeing in other sports,’ said WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
WNBA Announces New Finals Format to Be Implemented in 2025
A WNBA basketball sits on the court during a WNBA game in Los Angeles on May 19, 2023. Jeff Lewis/AP Photo
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The biggest news in the WNBA on Thursday was undoubtedly the Minnesota Lynx defeating the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the Finals by overcoming an 18-point deficit. That makes the Lynx two wins away from hoisting their record-breaking fifth WNBA championship.

However, if this series was taking place a year from now, then Minnesota would need another three victories to claim the WNBA Finals. That’s because the second-biggest news item from Thursday was the league announcing that the Finals will be a best-of-seven series, starting in 2025.

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