Valkyries Fans Angered By Morning Tipoff For Game 6 on Thursday

The Valkyries could clinch their first WNBA championship Thursday, but Game 6 will tip off at 9:30 am Pacific, and a scheduling conflict with the Atlanta Hawks could force the team to celebrate on a practice court instead.The WNBA announced Monday that Game 6 of the Finals between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream will tip off at 9:30 am Pacific Thursday, after a scheduling conflict with the NBA s Atlanta Hawks forced the league to move the game from its previously scheduled 5 pm start, as SFGate reports. The change means the Valkyries pursuit of their first championship will play out during the workday for Bay Area fans, some of whom may be unable to watch.The Dream have used State Farm Arena, home of the Hawks, for their playoff and Finals games this season, after the league decided that their regular-season home at the much smaller Gateway Center Arena would be infeasible. State Farm Arena, which is home to the Hawks, seats more than 17,000 people, compared with roughly