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Tamika Catchings embraces a new WNBA spotlight as a USA Network commentator
Catchings joins USA Network to commentate 50 WNBA games including playoffs and Finals as part of a multi-year deal boosting league visibility through 2036.
- Indiana Fever great Tamika Catchings will serve as a commentator for USA Network this season, covering the WNBA as part of a multi-year broadcast deal running through 2036.
- Catchings initially resisted broadcasting after retiring a decade ago, but changed her perspective after working as a college analyst in 2017 and now embraces the career shift.
- USA Network will broadcast 50 games, including playoffs and WNBA Finals, giving Catchings a role that avoids physical demands: 'I go to bed without any aches and pains.'
- The role reunites Catchings with former Tennessee Lady Vols teammate Chamique Holdsclaw, who joins USA Sports as a studio analyst, marking their first professional collaboration since college.
- Catchings emphasized the WNBA's 'upward trajectory,' calling the deal a 'huge moment' for television partnerships and an opportunity to showcase the league's growing momentum.
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Tamika Catchings embraces a new WNBA spotlight as a USA Network commentator
Tamika Catchings never wanted to get into broadcasting when she retired from the WNBA a decade ago. That all changed when she was an analyst for a few college games back in 2017 and now she can’t imagine life without it.
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USA Sports continues WNBA push with Hall of Fame additions
USA Sports is continuing to build out its inaugural WNBA coverage roster, adding Hall of Famers and veteran broadcasters as it prepares for a major 2026 slate. The Versant sports division revealed that former WNBA players Tamika Catchings and Chamique Holdsclaw, along with longtime WNBA commentators Amy Audibert, Lea B. Olsen, and Carlan Gay have joined USA Network’s WNBA coverage. Catchings and Holdsclaw, who were teammates at the University of…
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