Potential WNBA finals decider to be played at 12.30pm on a Thursday

Valkyries-Dream Game 6 to tip at 9.30am on west coastGame moved to larger State Farm Arena in AtlantaHawks’ NBA game on same day could not be movedGame 6 of the WNBA finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries will be played at State Farm Arena on Thursday at 12.30pm ET, the league has announced. That means Valkyries fans in California will be watching the game at 9.30am local time.Dream guard Allisha Gray said it didn’t matter what time the game was played. Continue reading…

Game 6 between the Valkyries and the Dream will tip off at 9.30am on the west coast because an NBA game in Atlanta on the same day could not be moved Hawks’ NBA game on same day could not be moved Game 6 of the WNBA finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries will be played at State Farm Arena on Thursday at 12.30pm ET, the league has announced. That means Valkyries fans in California will be watching the game at 9.30am local time. Dream guard Allisha Gray said it didn’t matter what time the game was played.

“I mean, it’s the finals. You just gotta do what you gotta do,” she said. “We’re locked in on winning Game 6. I don’t care if we’re playing at 8am, 10am, midnight. We’ve got a championship to win.” The WNBA worked hard with the NBA to move the game to State Farm Arena – home of the Atlanta Hawks – where Games 3 and 4 of the championship series were played. Game