Fan’s cellphone stream of Sky-Lynx preseason game draws nearly 1 million views after WNBA League Pass error

Fans hoping to catch rookie stars Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso make their WNBA preseason debuts Friday night were dismayed to find the game unavailable through the WNBA League Pass, but over 800,000 viewers found a quirky alternative way to watch: through a fan’s livestream on X filmed on her cellphone. The user @heyheyitsalli shared a post before the game started about the league angering fans by not showing the game through YouTube as was originally announced, and then asked in a follow-up post if she should try to stream the game from the stands. The result was a two-hour...