WNBA games

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WNBA games are professional women’s basketball contests featuring teams from the Women’s National Basketball Association competing in regular-season and postseason play.

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WNBA playoffs 4
WNBA regular season 2
WNBA postseason 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf professional basketball game
sports event
team sport competition
backcourtViolationTime 8 seconds to advance ball past midcourt
ballCircumference 28.5 inches (size 6)
ballWeight 20 ounces (approximate)
basedOnRulesOf FIBA basketball rules (with modifications) NERFINISHED
broadcastOn ABC (various seasons) NERFINISHED
CBS Sports Network (various seasons) NERFINISHED
ESPN networks (various seasons) NERFINISHED
NBA TV (various seasons) NERFINISHED
local regional sports networks (various markets)
competitionLevel top-tier women’s basketball in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtLength 94 feet
courtType indoor basketball court
courtWidth 50 feet
fanEngagementFeature in-arena entertainment and promotions
fieldGoalPoints 2 points inside three-point line
foulLimitPerPlayer 6 personal fouls (typical)
freeThrowPoints 1 point
genderCategory women’s professional sports
governingBody WNBA NERFINISHED
hasPhase WNBA Finals NERFINISHED
WNBA Playoffs NERFINISHED
postseason
regular season
involves WNBA teams
professional women basketball players
league Women’s National Basketball Association NERFINISHED
officialsPerGame 3 referees
originLeagueSeasonStart 1997 WNBA season NERFINISHED
overtimeCondition played if scores are tied after regulation
overtimePeriodLength 5 minutes
quarterLength 10 minutes
quarters 4
regulationGameLength 40 minutes
rosterSizeLimit 12 active players (typical)
scoringMethod field goals and free throws
seasonTiming primarily summer months
shotClockDuration 24 seconds
sport basketball
teamFoulPenalty free throws after reaching team foul limit per quarter
teamOnCourtPerSide 5 players
threePointFieldGoalPoints 3 points
threePointLineDistance 22 feet 1.75 inches at the arc
ticketedEvent yes
timeoutType full timeouts and 20-second timeouts (subject to rule changes)
usesRuleSet WNBA rules

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WNBA Draft followedBy WNBA games
this entity surface form: WNBA regular season
ARCO Arena hostedEvent WNBA games
WNBA Finals partOf WNBA games
this entity surface form: WNBA postseason
Kaela Davis participantIn WNBA games
this entity surface form: WNBA playoffs
Teaira McCowan participatesIn WNBA games
this entity surface form: WNBA regular season
Teaira McCowan participatesIn WNBA games
this entity surface form: WNBA playoffs
Jackie Young playsIn WNBA games
this entity surface form: WNBA playoffs
Connecticut Sun playsInSeason WNBA games
this entity surface form: WNBA playoffs