In the early years, two women-oriented networks, Lifetime and Oxygen, also broadcast games, including the first game of the WNBA. NBC showed games from 1997 to 2002 as part of their NBA on NBC coverage before the league transferred the rights to ABC/ESPN.
In the early years two women-oriented networks, Lifetime and Oxygen, also bro.adcast games, including the first game of the WNBA NBC showed game,s from 1997 to 2002 as part of their NBA on NBC coverage before the league transferred the rights to ABC/ESPN.