Prime Video is making a major investment in its WNBA schedule for the 2026 season.
On Thursday, the media company announced its full roster of on-air talent for “WNBA on Prime,” ahead of the league’s 30th season. Hall of Famers Candace Parker and Swin Cash were previously named as part of the star-studded group leading WNBA coverage, but Prime Video’s roster now includes additional iconic women’s sports figures.
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Hall of Famer Cynthia Cooper leads the media company’s latest additions to its 2026 WNBA talent list. Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Duke women’s basketball head coach Kara Lawson is also joining the lineup. Cooper and Lawson are part of a larger list of additional contributors, including Hall of Famer Teresea Weatherspoon, former WNBA stars Lindsey Harding and Ty Young and Emmy Award-winning broadcaster LaChina Robinson.
Cooper, who helped set the foundation for the WNBA, led the Houston Comets to four consecutive championships from 1997 to 2000. She was also named WNBA Finals MVP each time. The two-time Olympic medalist was the league’s leading scorer for three consecutive seasons and is a two-time regular-season MVP.
“Prime is just hot on the trails of everyone. They just do a fantastic job with their production and their graphics and the studio. Little things that they do to bring the fan into the game, and I wanted to be a part of that,” Cooper shared with USA TODAY Sports.”Women’s basketball is so popular now. The W is huge, and I wanted to be a part of that energy and the energy that Prime brings to broadcasting the W games.”
Lawson has been the head coach of Duke women’s basketball since 2020 and, in 2025, was named the head coach of Team USA women’s basketball. The Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion also previously served as an analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards before transitioning to coaching.
“Looking at it through the lens of being the national team coach and approaching a summer, an important summer leading into a World Cup … I wanna be there to support our players and watch them play,” Lawson told USA TODAY Sports. “Then, there’s also the component of (seeing) who’s playing well in April, in May, in June and July, who’s playing well as we’re getting to that point.
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“This was a natural fit in that sense. I get to go to the games and be there. I’d be, again, watching film and observing players anyways. And then, I’m unique in the sense, as a college coach (with) an extensive broadcasting background ― 16 years doing it at all the levels ― so that skill set obviously doesn’t go away.”
Cash believes the lineup cultivated by Prime, which now includes Cooper and Lawson, is a testament to the media company’s investment in the WNBA. The Hall of Famer explained to USA TODAY Sports that in her conversations with Amina Hussein, Prime Sports’ head of on-air talent and development, she realized that the company wanted to bring in top talent, but also people who love to be around other people, talking basketball.
“I felt it on ‘NBA on Prime’, so now to have this roster going into W and to be at 30 years and know that we are literally bringing in so many different generations that have touched those 30 years is what it’s truly kind of about,” Cash said. “So the storytelling, making sure that we can have perspectives ― it’s gonna be fun.”
Starting this season, Prime Video will stream 30 WNBA regular-season games and the championship game of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. “WNBA on Prime” will also be home to one first-round WNBA Playoff series each year of its 11-year agreement with the league, plus seven semifinal series and three WNBA Finals. As part of the agreement, Prime Video will also be the third-party digital distributor for WNBA League Pass.
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Prime Video’s WNBA coverage begins May 14, with a doubleheader featuring the Minnesota Lynx vs. Dallas Wings (8 p.m. ET) followed by New York Liberty vs. Portland Fire (10 p.m. ET).
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Prime Video goes all-in on WNBA with legend heavy 2026 broadcast team
