Shelburne: Updated WNBA Finals Game 6 logistics 'the best of bad options' (0:51)

Ramona Shelburne Oct 26, 2026, 01:47 PM ET

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Senior writer for ESPN.com

Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News

After a weekend of nonstop frantic discussions and negotiation, Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be played Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET at 17,000-seat State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Hawks - Cleveland Cavaliers game that night will move to 8:00 p.m. ET to accommodate the doubleheader, just as the Hawks did for Game 4. This allows a potential Game 7 to remain scheduled for Halloween at Chase Center in San Francisco.

All three Finals games in Atlanta have required hurried adjustments to the schedule at State Farm Arena.…