Retour
The Golden State Valkyries held off the Atlanta Dream's comeback attempt on Saturday to secure a 67-62 win in Game 4 of the 2026 WNBA Finals. The result evened the series at 2-2 and ensured that the series will return to Atlanta for Game 6 -- though where, specifically, remains to be seen.
The location for Game 6 on Thursday is still officially listed as "TBD" on the schedule due to a conflict with State Farm Arena. The Atlanta Hawks, State Farm Arena's primary tenant, are scheduled to host the Cleveland Cavaliers that night. Tip-off for the Hawks game is set for 7 p.m. ET, while tip-off for Game 6 is set for 8 p.m. ET.
Obviously, State Farm Arena cannot host two games at the same time, which means one, or both, of the games will have to be adjusted. The WNBA did not have an update to share when reached for comment by CBS Sports.
The Dream's primary home is Gateway Center Arena in College Park, which is the league's smallest venue and has a capacity of just 3,500. That is not an ideal setting for a Finals game -- or any playoff game -- and the Dream have played all five of their postseason contests at State Farm Arena. That included Games 3 and 4 of the Finals, which had to be moved due to other conflicts. Game 3 was moved from Oct. 22 to Oct. 21 to avoid a Sombr concert, while Game 4 was moved up to 1 p.m. ET to accommodate the Hawks' home opener against the Houston Rockets on Saturday; the NBA game was shifted back to 8:30 p.m. ET.
There is less flexibility for both parties moving forward, however, so it's unclear what will happen with Game 6. Here are a few options:
After Game 4, Angel Reese made it clear that she hopes the WNBA can find a way to get Game 6 at State Farm Arena. Here's her exchange with a reporter during the postgame press conference:
Question: It took quite a bit to get these Games 3 and 4 moved here, and now that you know you will need a Game 6, what's your hope or expectation of what that would look like coming back to Atlanta?
Reese: Just them showing up again. The fan support here has been amazing. We appreciate the love and support and everybody coming out. And being able to force a Game 6 at least. Being able to come here and play in front of the home crowd again would be amazing.
Question: Here or Gateway?
Reese: Here
Earlier this month, the Dream announced a multi-year deal to play all home games at State Farm Arena, starting with the 2027 season, thereby avoiding any such conflicts in the future. Unfortunately for them, that doesn't solve the Game 6 dilemma.