Valkyries stars tells fans to ‘call in sick’ for Game 6 as early WNBA Finals tipoff sparks fan reaction
The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries will play Game 6 at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday
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The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries will play Game 6 at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday
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Nine regular-season games drew over two million viewers this year. Before Caitlin Clark entered the league in 2024, a WNBA game hadn’t reached one million viewers since 2008.
WNBA analyst Robin Lundberg didn’t mince words about Angel Reese’s Game 5 performance on Monday in the 2026 Finals. Reese finished with seven points, 15 rebounds, five assists, and three turnovers on 2-for-8 shooting in the 64-55 loss.
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Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be played Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET in Atlanta after the NBA and WNBA negotiated a solution to play the game at State Farm Arena ahead of a scheduled Atlanta Hawks regular season matchup. The WNBA is the target of yet another wave of ridicule, as the league…
WNBAIndiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham comments on the organization's front-office shake-up.
The 2026 WNBA Finals continues to make history as the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream produce the most-watched WNBA Finals series ever.
Game 6 starts at 12:30 pm ET on Thursday.
Atlanta Dream owners say the WNBA ignored early warnings about State Farm Arena scheduling conflicts, forcing a midday Thursday tip-off for Game 6 of the Finals.
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WNBAThe next Indiana Fever GM might take a different approach with Kelsey Mitchell than Amber Cox did.
After a sensational 2026 campaign with the Indiana Fever, former Hawkeye point guard Caitlin Clark named to the 2026 All-WNBA First Team.
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Something amazing is going to happen on Thursday. Either the Golden State Valkyries will win a WNBA championship in just their second year of existence, or the Atlanta Dream will force the first Game 7 in league history.
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WNBAThis would cover one of Indiana's crucial needs.
The league is facing growing criticism.
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Angel Reese is making history on the biggest stage in women’s basketball, and it’s time to give her the respect she deserves. The Atlanta Dream star has gone from one of the most criticized players in the WNBA to the centerpiece of a championship contender. And with the Finals underway, Reese is putting together the…
Dallas Wings performance chef Chef Hoppie tells Scoop B Robinson how he’s turning WNBA nutrition from a chore into a perk players actually look forward to.
WNBAJust when you thought sports debates couldn’t get any weirder, Kid Rock decided to throw his name into the WNBA conversation. The WNBA found itself trapped in a headache when former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declared for the draft, claiming they identified as women just to expose loopholes in the rulebook.
WNBAJuJu Watkins, Madison Booker and Hannah Hidalgo are the projected top three picks in ESPN's first mock draft for 2027.
WNBAStokes' case strengthened after a superlative Game 5.
WNBAFormer Indiana Fever forward Chloe Bibby has officially completed her move abroad.
WNBAEx-LSU star Angel Reese struggled to score points as the Atlanta Dream fell short in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.
WNBAAliyah Boston. Amber Cox, Caitlin Clark, Stephanie White, Kelsey Mitchell and Kelly Krauskopf pose for a pregame photo as the players are honored for being selected as starters for the 2026 WNBA All Star Game. | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images When reviewing the Indiana Fever’s 2026 WNBA season, Edwin Garcia wrote, “When win-now teams lose, change is next.” The change is underway in Indy. Last Friday, the organization announced that team president Kelly Krauskopf was stepping down, a decisio...
Caitlin Clark may be taking the basketball world by storm, but she hasn’t cracked Steph Curry’s WNBA top-five. Steph Curry has been backing women’s hoops for years, but the Golden State Valkyries arriving on his home turf takes that support to a whole new level.
WNBAThe Indiana Fever lead WNBA searches in 42 states. See the most-searched WNBA and NWSL teams in every state with Google Trends maps for 2025-26.
In a letter to the city, the Atlanta Dream said Game 6 getting moved to 12:30 p.m. so they can play in State Farm Arena was "not what we fought for."
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WNBAThe Golden State Valkyries are one win away from their first WNBA championship after beating the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the Finals on Monday night at Chase Center. The Valkyries won the opener 68-64, lost the next two games by a combined 40 points, but have now won two straight to lead the series 3-2, with Dream star Angel Reese held to single digits in each of the last two games.
Kelly Krauskopf stepped down and Amber Cox was fired. What happens next for the Indiana Fever this offseason, and whoever is hired in those roles?
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For the fifth straight game, the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream stayed off the court for the national anthem before Monday’s Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Both teams returned shortly after it ended at Chase Center in San Francisco.
WNBAAngel Reese could win Defensive Player of the Year, rewrite the WNBA record book and help lead the Atlanta Dream to the Finals — and somehow, the conversation would still find a way to criticize her. At some point, the basketball has to matter more than the discourse. Reese just completed a historic regular season.…
Veronica Burton had the perfect message for Golden State Valkyries fans about a strange Game 6 WNBA Finals start time.
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