Pro basketball is returning to HBO Max when Unrivaled (Season 2) tips off on Monday, January 5 at 1:00 PM ET. For the second season, the 3-on-3 women’s league is bringing out all the stops, with bigger, louder and more appointment TV-ready matchups. Tipping things off on the season opener, all eight clubs will take the floor in a full day of action on the hardwood.
Unrivaled Season 2 (Highlights)
- Launch: Monday, Jan. 5 — opening night runs from early afternoon into prime time.
- Opening-day matchups: Mist BC vs. Hive BC, Vinyl vs. Laces BC, Lunar vs. Rose, and Phantom BC vs. Breeze BC across the day.
- Expanded slate: Unrivaled adds a fourth night — games now run Friday through Monday, with doubleheaders each night.
- Where to watch: Games air across TNT, truTV, and HBO Max (simulcasts on HBO Max).
- Season length: A beefier 56-game regular season (8 more than Year 1), plus playoffs and a March 4 championship
Women’s Basketball Stars in the Booth
TNT put real star power into its studio show, with the sport’s biggest names. For season 2, the Unrivaled brodacst team features three-time WNBA champion and two-time MVP Candace Parker, former All-Star Renee Montgomery, and host Lauren Jbara, who will anchor studio coverage. Additionally, WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie will make special appearances.
Play-by-play will come from Brendan Glasheen, with Leslie and Sarah Kustok among the in-game analysts and a rotating roster of reporters on the sidelines. Coverage originates from Unrivaled’s Miami facilities and TNT’s Atlanta studio packages.
Why Watch Unrivaled
For cord cutters, Unrivaled’s Season 2 is designed for modern streaming attention spans. Games are short and fast, and the schedule is filled with doubleheaders that make weekend bingeing easy with a predictable four-night weekly window, so you can slot it into your streaming lineup without missing out.
For the upcoming season, the league has added the mid-February 1-on-1 Tournament (Feb. 11–14) and a marquee event, Philly Is Unrivaled (Jan. 30), at Xfinity Mobile Arena. If you’re building a winter sports bundle, make room for both of these national draws
In 2026, Unrivaled is set to prove that it’s more than another niche league. The player-owned and star-studded entity is built for streaming-era consumption. With more games and more nights than its inaugural season, Unrivaled’s combination of big-name players on the court, familiar broadcast faces in the studio, and a compact schedule makes it one of the easiest sports properties to add to a cord-cutter’s watchlist this winter. Add HBO Max to your streaming lineup and follow the Unrivaled 2026 schedule here.
