The WNBA postponed the New York Liberty-Dallas Wings game Thursday after mechanical issues with the Liberty's charter flight stranded the team on the tarmac.
The Liberty’s game against the Dallas Wings Thursday has been postponed to next week after New York experienced significant travel delays due to mechanical issues with the team’s charter plane.
In a very unexpected fashion, the WNBA announced that Thursday night’s matchup between the New York Liberty and Dallas Wings was abruptly postponed.The decision stemmed from travel delays caused by mechanical issues with the Liberty’s charter flight.“The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) game between the New York Liberty and the Dallas Wings, originally scheduled for […] The post WNBA Game Abruptly Postponed Due to Flight Mechanical Issues appeared first on HEAVY.
The WNBA announced the postponement of the New York Liberty vs. Dallas Wings game originally scheduled for Thursday, July 16, at 9 p.m. ET. The matchup has been rescheduled for Monday, July 20, at 8 p.m. ET in Arlington, Texas, after the Liberty experienced significant travel delays. The league cited "mechanical issues" with the team's charter flight as the cause of the disruption.
Just because the WNBA has mandated charter flights for its teams doesn’t mean the planes always work. The New York Liberty found that out the hard way Wednesday, when mechanical issues stranded them on a tarmac for 12 hours and ultimately led to the postponement of Thursday’s road game against the Dallas Wings. That matchup, originally set for Thursday night at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, was rescheduled to Monday night. Tipoff will be 7 p.m. CT; broadcast details are still bein
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