Valkyries Move Doja Cat Concert for WNBA Finals Game 2 at Chase Center

The Golden State Valkyries are two wins away from their first WNBA Finals appearance, according to sports.yahoo.com. But rapper and singer Doja Cat has a concert scheduled at Chase Center on Oct. 19, the same night as Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

After this article was first published, the Valkyries responded to a request for comment and said the concert would be moved to a contingency date and Game 2 would take place at Chase Center. They added that this is "standard practice."

No changes have yet been made to the schedule.

THE CONFLICT AND THE STAKES

The No. 2-seed Valkyries are up 1–0 in their best-of-five semifinal against the Las Vegas Aces, according to sports.yahoo.com. If they advance, they would host Game 2 of the Finals in San Francisco because they would have homecourt advantage against either the No. 4 Atlanta Dream or No. 8 New York Liberty.

The conflict traces back to the playoff calendar. The WNBA Finals dates were announced in early September before the start of the playoffs, and teams are given playoff hold dates before the season begins. The higher seed will host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 of the best-of-seven championship series, which is why Oct. 19 matters so much.

It was not initially clear if the Valkyries had any contingency plans for hosting Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The franchise's response came only after this article was first published: the concert would be moved to a contingency date, and Game 2 would take place at Chase Center. They called it "standard practice."

No changes have yet been made to the schedule. Representatives for Doja Cat did not immediately respond to a request for comment.