The Minnesota Lynx will host the Dallas Wings on Tuesday, June 9, with tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET as the WNBA moves into the 2026 season.
This matchup — Wings vs Lynx — is one of the early games in a season the league says arrives with loaded rosters and a fresh collective bargaining agreement. The rookie class arriving this year is led by Dallas’s top pick Azzi Fudd, along with Minnesota’s Olivia Miles and Washington’s Lauren Betts, and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces enter the campaign aiming for a fourth title in five years.
Tipoff time is the immediate, practical detail for fans: 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 9. That time is the confirmed touchpoint for anyone planning to watch or attend; it places the game in a prime-evening window that will matter to commuting schedules, local ticket holders and viewers across time zones.
Behind the schedule sits a broader change that affects how people will watch. The season is starting under a new media-rights deal, and that arrangement has reshuffled nightly TV and streaming windows. As a result, knowing the start time does not automatically tell a fan which channel or platform will carry each game on any given night.
The listing here supplies the who, where and when — Minnesota hosting Dallas at 8 p.m. ET on June 9 — but it does not include a specific broadcast network or stream for this tipoff. With rights split differently than in past seasons, viewers should be prepared for the possibility that the Wings vs Lynx game could appear on a different channel or service than previous matchups between these franchises.
Beyond broadcast logistics, the matchup is a snapshot of the league’s broader storylines. Rookies such as Azzi Fudd are expected to factor into rotation plans immediately; veteran clubs will be measured against last season’s standard set by the Aces. The new collective bargaining agreement also frames roster construction and playing-time expectations that will reveal themselves once the ball is in play.
The next, confirmed milestone is straightforward: the Lynx host the Wings on Tuesday, June 9, with tipoff at 8 p.m. ET. The single outstanding practical detail for many viewers is the game’s broadcast home under the new rights deal — a detail not listed here and one fans should confirm before game time.
