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WNBACaitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever aren’t in the finals, but fans were entertained after the WNBA posted highlights of the team’s best offensive moments on Tuesday. The montage was shared a day after the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries combined for 119 points in Game 5, one of the lowest-scoring finals games in WNBA history.
Caitlin Clark's absence from the WNBA Finals exposed how the national anthem controversy went unnoticed all season for the Dream and Valkyries.
The Golden State Valkyries win over the Atlanta Dream in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals averaged 1.895 million viewers on NBC. It is the largest audience for a Game 4 of the Finals in league hisotry. The game peaked at 2.49 million viewers, up 32% from the Aces-Mercury last season. Game 4 is also the the eighth largest audience for a Finals game, with three out of the top ten audiences coming this season.
The WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries have seen no shortage of physicality, with each team showing off their defensive prowess in their wins. However, not every collision has escaped scrutiny, and in Game 5, Angel Reese found herself at the center of a contentious moment that the broadcasters seemingly played off.
Angel Reese is facing plenty of criticism after the Atlanta Dream dropped Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. But focusing entirely on her latest performance ignores the bigger picture. Atlanta lost 64-55 to the Golden State Valkyries on Monday night. Reese finished with seven points, and the Dream now trail 3-2 in the championship series.…
Kiah Stokes had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as Golden State moved within one win of a championship in their second season.
The 2026 WNBA Finals continues to make history as the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream produce the most-watched WNBA Finals series ever.
Kiah Stokes blocks Naz Hillmon. | Getty Images The Golden State Valkyries took care of business in Game 5 of the 2026 WNBA Finals, winning 64-55 over the Atlanta Dream to take a 3-2 series lead. Golden State is now just one win away from a championship after holding Atlanta to their lowest-scoring game of the year. Here’s what Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase said after the game: When you just put all your energy and all your fight into our defensive schemes, it’s going to be really hard t...
Dream head coach Karl Smesko blasted refs for missing what he called a "ridiculous" amount of contact on Angel Reese in Monday night's Game 5 loss.
Celebrities were among the sold out crowd at Chase Center during Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream.
Angel Reese’s Game 5 elbow on Kayla Thornton sparks a Finals officiating fight
Game 6 of the WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries will be played Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, sources told ESPN. The decision came after a weekend of negotiations. The Atlanta Hawks will move their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers that night to 8 p.m., as they did for Game 4. The schedule keeps a possible Game 7 on Halloween at Chase Center in San Francisco. The early start time lets the Dream avoid playing a potential series-clinchin...
The 2026 WNBA Finals between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream continue to attract attention. Tied at two games apiece, the Atlanta-Golden State matchup seems evenly poised.
One would expect a team in the 2026 WNBA Finals to have a couple of players on the All-WNBA First Team, right? Or at least on the Second Team? As it turns out, we would be wrong: not one name from the Golden State Valkyries squad appeared on either All-WNBA team list. No, not even franchise cornerstone Gabby Williams.
Veronica Burton had the perfect message for Golden State Valkyries fans about a strange Game 6 WNBA Finals start time.
SAN FRANCISCO — As a playoff series continues and teams lock in on each other’s tendencies, it becomes harder to create separation. The defense knows which moves to anticipate. Scoring becomes a grind. It was hard to imagine that even this WNBA Finals, during which scoring has already been at a premium, would follow that pattern. But Game 5 was indeed the grimiest contest of this slugfest of a series, and that means advantage Golden State Valkyries. The Valkyries are one win away from a WNBA cha
Kevin Durant has made his admiration for Angel Reeseclear, praising the Atlanta Dream star’s character, passion for basketball, and offensive development ahead of Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. With Atlanta and the Golden State Valkyries tied 2-2, Durant also said he wants Reese to win Finals MVP and the championship.
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.
The Dream have played all their home playoff games at State Farm Arena this postseason.
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.