What to know about the Libertys 2025 WNBA schedule

The Liberty are scheduled to open their WNBA title defense May 17 when they host the Las Vegas Aces at Barclays Center.The Liberty are planning to commemorate the 2024 team’s triumph at their season opener, the team announced Monday afternoon along with the release of its 2025 regular-season schedule.As the Liberty set their sights on becoming only the fourth WNBA team to win back-to-back titles, they will have to navigate arguably the most demanding WNBA regular season to date. WNBA teams are playing a league-record 44 games next season — up from 40 in 2024.

Each team will play an even split of 22 home and away games.There also will be a brief break in the schedule for All-Star weekend festivities, which are scheduled to happen July 18-19 in Indianapolis. Here’s what else you need to know about the Liberty’s 2025 slate: The WNBA knows what people are eager for: a rematch of the dramatic 2024 WNBA Finals between the Liberty and Minnesota Lynx.

But fans will have to wait a few months for the two teams to square off.The Lynx and Liberty won’t go head-to-head until July 30, when the Liberty play at Minnesota, the first of four meetings between the two in a three-week span. The Lynx won’t make their return to Barclays Center, where they lost a winner-take-all Game 5 in heartbreaking fashion, until Aug.

10.The final two games of the Liberty and Lynx regular-season series are scheduled for Aug.16 at Minnesota and Aug.

19 at New York. Pool games for the WNBA’s fifth annual Commissioner’s Cup will be played during a 17-day stretch, starting June 1.The Liberty will play at home against the Connecticut Sun (June 1), Chicago Sky (June 10) and against the Atlanta Dream (June 17).

They will go on the road to face the Washington Mystics (June 5) and the Fever (June 14) .The teams from each conference with the top record in Cup games will compete for their share of a $500,000 prize pool.The in-season tournament’s presenting sponsor, Coinbase, has also ...