The Women's National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. The WNBA was formed in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association, and league play began in 1997. The regular WNBA season is May-August (North American Spring and Summer). Most WNBA teams play at the same venue as their NBA counterparts.

Organization

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Regular season

The league is divided into two conferences. As of 2006, there are 7 teams in the Eastern Conference and 7 teams in the Western Conference. Each team plays a 34-game regular season schedule, beginning in May (after the NBA regular season mostly during the North American winter) and ending in August. The four teams in each conference with the best winning records go on to compete in the WNBA playoffs during September.

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