With the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries tied 2-2 in the WNBA Finals and the momentum headed back to the bay for Game 5, this will be the last news the Dream – and their fans – want to hear. It's still up in the air that the Dream might be moving back to their regular season venue, the 3,500-seat Gateway Center, following the Valkyries 67-62 win at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Yeah, that teeny-tiny, bitty venue that was built for ants.
Front Office Sports said on Saturday that the decision was on hold and that the Dream are still awaiting the league’s decision. State Farm Arena is owned by Atlanta and controlled by the NBA’s Hawks, who are scheduled to play on Thursday, the same day and at nearly the same time as Game 6. While plenty of options have been thrown on the table that would allow the Dream to play in the larger arena, including moving Final games or moving the Hawks game, things are still very undecided.
The Valkyries said they would agree to any move that the Dream wanted to make, FOS said. Atlanta sold out both Finals games in the 17,000 seat arena along with reaching a five-year deal to play regular season games at State Farm next season. On Sunday, ESPN says the venue change is still flying high in the air.
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