The Golden State Valkyries are one win away from being WNBA champions and will host a watch party in San Francisco on Thursday while the team plays Game 6 of the Finals in Atlanta.
The Valkyries won Game 5 of the best-of-seven series 64-55 against the Atlanta Dream on Monday at Chase Center in San Francisco to go ahead 3-2 in the series and now will play Game 6 in Atlanta.
Scheduling conflicts at State Farm Arena in Atlanta have prompted the WNBA to schedule Game 6 for an odd time of day on Thursday – 9:30 a.m. Pacific time, or 12:30 p.m. local time in Atlanta. The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks are moving their game there against the Cleveland Cavaliers to later Thursday night to accommodate the Valkyries-Dream game.
Back in San Francisco, there will be a watch party Thursday morning at Thrive City, the plaza outside of the Chase Center arena that is home to the Valkyries and Golden State Warriors NBA team. The plaza will open to fans at 8:30 a.m.
The Valkyries, founded by the same group that owns the Warriors, joined the WNBA last year and became the first expansion team in the league’s history to make the playoffs in its first season. This year, they became the first team to make the WNBA Finals in their second season.
