WNBA to take its usual month-long break for the Olympics

Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, France.
FILE - Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. The WNBA released its schedule on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, with its usual month-long break for the Olympics. There will be no regular season contests from July 18-Aug. 14 because of the Paris Games. (Michel Euler, File/AP Photo)

The WNBA released its schedule on Monday with its usual month-long break for the Olympics.

There will be no regular season contests from July 18 – Aug. 14 because of the Paris Games.

The league’s 28th season will begin on May 14 with eight teams in action, including two-time defending champion Las Vegas, which opens against Phoenix. The Aces and New York Liberty, who met in the WNBA Finals last season, will play three times, with the first meeting on June 15.