WNBA fans were up in arms Monday after the March Madness women’s basketball social media account appeared to gloss over the start of the 2023 season and turned its attention to collegiate play.
The Twitter account posted a meme of a person appearing to be in some chest pain. The meme’s caption read: «when someone reminds you that WBB won’t start until November.» The only problem was that women’s basketball continues in the spring, through the summer, and into the fall.
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Indiana Fever number 7 Aliyah Boston smiles before the preseason game against the Chicago Sky on May 7, 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
The WNBA preseason kicked off last week with the league even hosting a game in Canada. The Chicago Sky defeated the Minnesota Lynx 82-74 in the league’s first visit to northern neighbors.
The March Madness tweet was enough for basketball fans to react.
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The WNBA is entering its 27th season with the Las Vegas Aces as the reigning champions. The league just introduced a new crop of young talent led by Aliyah Boston, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever.
Candace Parker, #3 of the Las Vegas Aces, reacts in the first quarter of a preseason game against the New York Liberty at Michelob ULTRA Arena on May 13, 2023 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The season officially kicks off on Friday with eight teams in action.
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Sabrina Ionescu, #20 of the New York Liberty, drives against Kelsey Plum, #10 of the Las Vegas Aces, in the first quarter of their preseason game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on May 13, 2023 in Las Vegas (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The Fever hosts the Connecticut Sun. The New York Liberty, with a lineup packed with superstars, hit the road against the Washington Mystics. The Sky will play the Lynx in Minnesota, and the Los Angeles Sparks will host the Phoenix Mercury in Brittney Griner’s first WNBA regular-season game since she was released from a Russian prison.