What happened: Friday night hoops returns to ION with Indiana Fever at Toronto Tempo opening the schedule. New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx share the early window, and Portland Fire face Golden State Valkyries later on the card.

Why it matters: The broadcast keeps the league's postseason push in a national TV window and stacks several marquee matchups onto one night. It also gives Golden State another spotlight game after the club returned from the FIBA World Cup break.

What to watch: The next update comes at tipoff, with the Fever-Tempo scoreboard still at 0-0. Golden State's matchup with Portland follows later on ION.