Unrivaled landed deep-pocketed investors, a TV deal and the top players. Will that be enough to make it a long-term success?

The Unrivaled basketball league will play its first games, airing on TNT, on Friday. It's poised to capitalize on growing national interest in women's sports.

The new 3-on-3 women's basketball league featuring 36 WNBA players will debut Friday night. Here's what to know and how to watch.

"fullcourt" The most important aspect to know about Unrivaled is that it will be 3-on-3 basketball instead of the traditional 5-on-5 game we see in the WNBA, but

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and USC star JuJu Watkins are two of the investors behind Unrivaled, which has reportedly surpassed $35 million in funding. Other investors include tennis star Coco Gauff, former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Fans looking to watch this weekend’s Unrivaled games can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available. MAX has plans starting at just $9.99/month, and includes movies, original series and more.

Unrivaled is a new 3-on-3 women’s professional basketball league that debuts on Friday. Six teams will compete for the title. Here’s a guide on how the games will be played, where they will be played, and where to watch them.

The new 3-on-3 women's basketball league Unrivaled tips off this weekend. Games will be played mostly on Friday, Saturday and Monday and broadcast on TNT or TruTv.

The intimate venue in Miami that was created in about six weeks and seats about 850 fans was full. The farthest seat is about 30 feet from the court. Those in attendance cheered virtually on every