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    Friday, May 24, 2024

    Connecticut Sun announce 2024 schedule

    In this July 12 file photo, Connecticut Sun head coach Stephanie White instructs DiJonai Carrington during a game against the Chicago Sky in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

    Mohegan — The 2024 WNBA regular season schedule was announced on Monday and the Connecticut Sun will tip off the franchise’s 22nd season at home on Tuesday, May 14 with an 8 p.m. game against the Indiana Fever.

    The Sun will play 40 games during the regular season, which spans from mid-May through mid-September, with a break from July 17 to August 15 for the Summer Olympics.

    The Sun will play each Eastern Conference opponent (Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Indiana Fever and New York Liberty) as well as the Phoenix Mercury and Los Angeles Sparks four times each and face the Dallas Wings, Las Vegas Aces, Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm three times each.

    The Sun will play at the TD Garden in Boston for the first time. The play the Sparks on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. Other highlights include a rematch of last season’s WNBA semifinals against the Liberty at home on June 8 and road game against the defending champion Aces on June 21.

    The WNBA’s in-season tournament will see each team play five games, one against each of its in-conference rivals. All games played during the two-week period from June 1-13 will be Commissioner’s Cup qualifying games. All Commissioner’s Cup games will be a part of the team’s 40-game schedule and will count toward the team’s regular-season win-loss record.

    The WNBA All-Star Game, the 20th in league history, will be played on Saturday, July 20 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

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