WNBA championship may be decided on a Thursday morning because an NBA game took priority

The WNBA scheduled its potential championship-clinching game for 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, the league announced, settling a logistical nightmare that appeared to have few satisfactory solutions.

The Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream’s Game 6 had always been set for Thursday night in Georgia with its location and exact tipoff time listed as TBD because of a series of scheduling conflicts.

The Dream’s playoff home, State Farm Arena, has an Atlanta Hawks game scheduled for Thursday night.

“We thank the NBA, Dream, Valkyries, Hawks, State Farm Arena and USA Network for the collaboration and flexibility that made this move possible,” retiring WNBA commissioner