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The Atlanta Dream face a Game 6 venue crisis as a Hawks-Cavaliers matchup at State Farm Arena conflicts with the WNBA Finals Thursday night.

The Dream and Valkyries are tied at 2-2 after four absorbing games. Many in America would rather we revisited the national anthem debate When Tyler Perry leading lady Crystal Renee took center stage at State Farm Arena to sing the national anthem before the Atlanta Dream’s WNBA finals clash with the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday afternoon, a smattering of photographers, game officials and event security took their familiar places around her as the capacity crowd stood for the flag. The teams, as is now customary, spent that time in their locker rooms. As soon as the lights went back up, the teams returned to the floor to resume their shootarounds. Anyone genuinely invested in the finals would have been unfazed by them briefly stepping away – if they remembered it at all after the Valkyries’ 67-62 win tied the series at two games apiece. But for many watching the game, basketball is beside the point. Seven years ago, Jay-Z declared that the culture had “ moved past kneeling ” and similar national anthem protests, seemingly sounding the death knell for an era of sports activism that had helped raise awareness of racial disparities as a broader social movement gathered force. The line cemented his partnership with the NFL as the league bowed to political pressure to crack down on anthem protests, with other major US sports eventually following the NFL’s lead. But rightwing media and politicians never got the memo. They’re still making sports a battleground for patriotism, with basketball as the war’s chief casualty. Continue reading...

The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 to tie the WNBA Finals 2-2, powered by Gabby Williams and a dominant defensive performance ahead of Game 5.

Gabby Williams leads Golden State with 17 points Valkyries survive late rally after leading by 16 Angel Reese held to eight points as series heads west Gabby Williams scored 17 points and Golden State played stellar defense to beat the Atlanta Dream 67-62 on Saturday and even the WNBA finals at 2-2. The best-of-seven series moves back to California on Monday for Game 5. Continue reading...

Angel Reese and the Dream have all the momentum.

Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is saying that WNBA's Atlanta Dream had him removed from State Farm Arena by police officers The post VIDEO: Enes Kanter Freedom Says WNBA Dream Removed Him from Stadium After Refusing Private Suite appeared first on Breitbart .

Atlanta’s long-suffering sports fans know better than to get carried away. But the Dream’s first WNBA finals game in 13 years showed this might finally be a team worth falling for The Atlanta Dream were exactly where they wanted to be on Wednesday night, comfortably ensconced inside their downtown arena for Game 3 of the WNBA finals against the Golden State Valkyries . Kerry Washington, Ludacris and Cam Newton led the courtside celebrity delegation. Quavo and TI headlined the halftime show, while two more hugely popular Atlanta rappers performed during other extended play stoppages – a mini-spectacle that speaks to the city’s deep bench of hip-hop talent. But it was the crowd that really made State Farm Arena a house of horrors for Golden State. They didn’t just fill the 20,000-seat venue. They donned matching sky-blue T-shirts and waved rally towels. They sang along with their favorite emcees and lived and died with every point. They were so loud in the first quarter that I couldn’t hear the referee’s whistle from my 100-level press seat. They stayed to the end – well, two minutes from the buzzer anyway (gotta beat traffic) – and, with the 97-71 win sealed and DJ Khaled’s All I Do Is Win blasting through the arena speakers, serenaded the departing Valkyries with the unofficial Atlanta battle cry: “ATL hoe!” Continue reading...

Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Dream beat the Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals.

Angel Reese posted 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Atlanta Dream seized a 2-1 WNBA Finals lead with a dominant 97-71 win over the Valkyries.

Reese posts 21 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3 Dream cruise to 97-71 prevail before 17,099 fans Finals opener draws record 2.1 million TV viewers Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the WNBA finals. Rhyne Howard added 16 points and Naz Hillmon had 15 for the Dream, who host Game 4 on Saturday. Continue reading...

Players of the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream continue to protest the National Anthem during the WNBA Finals. As Game 3 of the Finals was set to begin on Wednesday night, players from both teams were seen walking back to the locker room just before the National Anthem was about to be sung....

Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries skipped the national anthem for a third straight WNBA Finals game despite the league's own rulebook mandate.

Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries left the court before the national anthem for a second straight WNBA Finals game, sparking outrage.

Angel Reese scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Atlanta Dream routed the Golden State Valkyries 79-65 to even the WNBA Finals series.