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What Natalie Nakase pulled off is even more impressive. Lacob made the same five-year declaration when the Bay Area was awarded an expansion WNBA team, but no team in any North American major sport had ever won a title by its second season. “We’re so excited for the Valkyries for Natalie, for everybody involved,” Steve Kerr said. “It’s an incredible turnaround from just having an expansion team without a name two years ago to within two years building this brand and winning a title, just remarkable.”
Ohm Youngmisuk: Ty Lue said Natalie Nakase winning a title in her second season is a testament to her hard work and dedication. Nakase comes from the Lue/Doc Rivers coaching tree and Lue said Nakase’s ability to connect with and how she treats people helped her become a championship coach.
Golden State Valkyries: Impossible to overlook. Impossible to ignore. Your 2026 @WNBA Finals MVP, Gabby Williams. Gabby is the only player in WNBA Finals history to record 30+ points, 4+ blocks and 2+ steals in a game.
Alexa Philippou: Gabby Williams led the way with 30 points, tied for the most points in a winner-take-all Finals game in WNBA history. Her 28 points in the 2nd half are the most in any half of a postseason game in WNBA history. @ESPNInsights
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Richard Deitsch: A MAJOR win for the @WNBA and USA Network. Game Six of the WNBA Finals averaged 1.5 million viewers across USA Network, E!, and SYFY and Peacock. Fifth most-watched WNBA Finals game on cable on record. The number bumps up to 1.7 million viewers of you include the encore presentations on USA Network and CNBC at 8 p.m. ET. They avoided a disaster rating. A big win.
Also notable: In the WNBA, team owners gave more than $540,000 in federal election donations during the 2025–26 midterm cycle, according to data compiled by FOS. The amount donated shoots up to close to $1 million when including owners of teams that are set to join the WNBA in the next few years, all of whom also own NBA teams.
The Indiana Fever are hiring Sheri Sam as assistant general manager, focusing on scouting and analytics, sources told IndyStar on Friday afternoon. She will begin her role Monday. There is still no specific timeline for the Fever to hire a general manager. Sam is coming to the Fever from the Portland Trail Blazers, where she was the scouting manager focusing on player evaluation and pre-draft scouting.
Most recently, it was reported that Walter is looking to sell the WNBA’s Sparks. A source confirms to FOS that Kushner and Iger are not currently interested in buying the Sparks. Bloomberg first reported they’re not among the potential buyers.
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Kendra Andrews: The Atlanta Dream ownership group has released a statement regarding the matinee time change for Game 6, in part saying “playing a midday game on a Thursday is not what we would have chosen and not what we fought for.” The letter says they raised scheduling concerns to the league two months ago.
Lucas Kaplan: So here's the news. I have accepted a position with the Los Angeles Sparks' front office. I am excited beyond adequate words, really. I had to say a proper goodbye to my public work, and specifically to NetsDaily, though trust that I could not say it all: www.netsdaily.com/site-news/11...
Ramona Shelburne: After a weekend of nonstop frantic discussions and negotiation, Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be played Thursday at 12:30 pm at 17,000-seat State Farm Arena in Atlanta, sources told ESPN. The Atlanta Hawks-Cleveland Cavaliers game that night will move back to 8 pm 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. It took collective efforts from the WNBA, NBA, the Hawks, State Farm Arena, Dream, Valkyries and broadcast partners to figure out the best course of action again. By moving the game earlier in the day, the WNBA avoided a scenario where a potential championship game was played inside the Dream’s home arena, the 3,500 seat Gateway Center. The other option under strong consideration was moving Game 6 to an open date at State Farm Arena on Friday and Game 7 to an open date at Chase Center on Tuesday, November 3.
After the Valkyries beat the Dream 67-62 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday in Atlanta's State Farm Arena, tying the best-of-seven series at 2-2, one question was answered and another far more important question was raised. There will be a Game 6 in Atlanta. But nobody knows where or even when the game will be played despite a furious round of negotiations spilling into Sunday between the WNBA, NBA, Valkyries, Dream and Atlanta Hawks, sources told ESPN.