Dream On? Atlanta's WNBA Finals venue remains up in the air

The Atlanta Dream are headed to the WNBA Finals, but the team still doesn’t know where it will play at home. Gateway Center Arena, their usual venue, holds about 3,500 seats, which is considered too small for the championship series. The Dream had hoped to use State Farm Arena, yet it is already booked for a Sombr concert on Oct. 22 and for Atlanta Hawks games on Oct. 24 and 29—dates that match the scheduled home games for the Finals. As of Sunday night, neither the team nor the league had announced an alternative location. Atlanta earned its spot by beating the New York Liberty 85-83 on Friday and will face the Golden State Valkyries starting Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco.