Fans hoping to catch rookie stars Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso make their WNBA preseason debuts Friday night were dismayed to find the game unavailable through the WNBA League Pass, but over 800,000 viewers found a quirky alternative way to watch: through a fan’s livestream on X filmed on her cellphone.
The user @heyheyitsalli shared a post before the game started about the league angering fans by not showing the game through YouTube as was originally announced, and then asked in a follow-up post if she should try to stream the game from the stands. The result was a two-hour video stream with “some of THE WILDEST numbers” she could’ve expected, she exclaimed in a later post.
The video post was viewed over 800,000 times by midnight Friday and was reposted over 2,300 times. Among the nearly 400 replies was WNBA legend Sue Bird.
This is amazing 🤩😄. I hope you got that mophie! https://t.co/Ng5GuV6JEH
— Sue Bird (@S10Bird) May 4, 2024
Before the game, the league incorrectly displayed on the League Pass app that the game would be available to watch. After fans were left frustrated by the unavailability, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve spoke after the game about the livestream.
“The growth is happening so fast, it’s so accelerated. Business as usual isn’t going to work…
