Atlanta Dream Still Without WNBA Finals Home Venue — SkimNews
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- Atlanta Dream had not determined the location of their WNBA Finals home games as of Sunday night, having yet to secure a larger facility beyond their 3,500-seat Gateway Center Arena at College Park.
- Morgan Shaw Parker, Dream president and COO, told media the team was "finalizing details on their home venue and where we will be playing" for the Finals, while both the Dream and WNBA declined further comment Sunday.
- Golden State Valkyries will host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary) at San Francisco's 18,064-seat Chase Center, while the Dream are scheduled to host Games 3, 4, and 6 (if necessary) on Oct. 22, 24, and 29.
- State Farm Arena, the 17,044-seat downtown Atlanta venue where the Dream moved five regular-season games and all three prior playoff home games this year and will become their full-time home starting in 2027, is booked with a Sombr concert on Oct. 22 and Atlanta Hawks regular-season games on Oct. 24 and 29.
- The 2019 Washington Mystics hosted three Finals games at the 4,200-seat CareFirst Arena, the last time a WNBA Finals venue seated fewer than 8,000 aside from the 2020 COVID bubble in Bradenton; the Dream themselves hosted a 2013 Finals game at what is now the ~13,000-seat Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia.
Why it matters: With State Farm Arena booked on all three potential home dates and no announced alternative, the Dream risk hosting the league's showcase event at a 3,500-seat venue during a period of surging WNBA popularity. Past Finals teams — the 2019 Mystics and the 2013 Dream — have relocated to bigger arenas for the same capacity concern, meaning the venue choice directly shapes Finals ticket revenue and broadcast-stage visibility.
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