{"id":949155,"date":"2026-10-28T08:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949155\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T08:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T08:12:13","slug":"atlanta-dream-criticizes-wnba-over-thursday-daytime-finals-game-cnbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949155\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Dream criticizes WNBA over Thursday daytime finals game \u2014 CNBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta Dream criticized the WNBA over scheduling a finals game during the daytime on Thursday. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/10\/28\/wnba-atlanta-dream-golden-state-valkyries-flavor-flav-hillary-clinton-.html\">CNBC reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Dream\u2019s position<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Dream owners said they would not have chosen to hold the game in the middle of the day on Thursday and did not seek such a schedule. CNBC noted that the dispute over the game time drew attention beyond the women\u2019s basketball league.<\/p>\n<p>The unusual weekday start time became the subject of criticism. In the CNBC article, the game is described as scheduled for Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>More current news is available on the UA.News Telegram channel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/uanewsstream\">Telegram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reactions outside the league<\/p>\n<p>American rapper Flavor Flav proposed making Thursday a paid day off so fans could watch the game. He also published a humorous letter asking employers to give workers the day off.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton supported the proposal on social media. In her post, she wrote that she supported the message.<\/p>\n<p>Read us on<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/uanewsstream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/telegram_social_ad.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/me.sendsmessenger.co\/ua_news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/sends_social_ad.svg\"\/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download our app<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/ua-news\/id6478152508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/apple-store-app.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.uanews.app&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/google-store-app.svg\"\/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                            <a class=\"display-sm display-sm-flex no-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/ua.news\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#46243f0633276828233135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                        <\/a><br \/>\n                                                                                                                                                <a class=\"display-sm display-sm-flex no-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/ua.news\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4b29320b3e2a65252e3c38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                                        <\/a><br \/>\n                                                                                                                                                <a class=\"display-sm no-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/ua.news\/ua\/money\/dopomozhy-proyektu-ua-news-kryptodonatom\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"&#010;                                    max-width: 90%; margin:0 auto;&#010;                                \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1793175133_373_usdt-uanews.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Atlanta Dream criticized the WNBA over scheduling a finals game during the daytime on Thursday. 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