GSV vs. New York Liberty comes with an early start and a broadcast scavenger hunt

GSV vs. New York Liberty comes with an early start and a broadcast scavenger hunt

The setup is straightforward enough: a 4:00 p.m. PT matchup, with ESPN listed as the watch option and 95.7 The Game, ESPN 1320, and the Audacy App on the audio side. The rest is a maze of channel names and blackout-adjacent misery: ION, Prime Video, KPIX, KPIX+ in the Bay Area, KMAX, KOVR, KION, USAI, and WNBA League Pass if you’re out of the blackout region. The notes also point out that the Valks drafted Kayla Thornton from NYL in the 2025 expansion draft, after the Liberty left her unprotected despite her role in their 2024 championship run. Thornton then became a 2025 All-Star, which is exactly the kind of roster decision that ages like milk when the player keeps cashing in. There’s also a bit of organizational cross-wiring here: Chris DeMarco, a longtime Warriors assistant, is now the New York Liberty head coach, and Valkyries GM Ohemaa Nyanin spent five years with the Liberty organization from 2019 to 2024.

Gobble's Take: This is one of those games where the broadcast map is almost as chaotic as the roster history. Source: Perplexity Search (community news)

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