Valkyries move Doja Cat concert to host WNBA Finals Game 2 at Chase Center

The Golden State Valkyries are two wins away from their first WNBA Finals appearance. But rapper and singer Doja Cat has a concert scheduled at Chase Center on Oct. 19 — the same night as Game 2 of the 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 actual rescheduled date for the Doja Cat concert is not confirmed, and representatives for Doja Cat did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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

The WNBA Finals dates were announced in early September before the start of the playoffs. Teams are given playoff hold dates before the season begins, and the higher seed will host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 of the best-of-seven championship series.

It was not initially clear if the Valkyries had any contingency plans for hosting Game 2. The team’s answer, when it came, was decisive: the concert moves, the game stays.

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

The Valkyries' opponent in the Finals is not yet known; the semifinal series is ongoing.

The WNBA Finals dates were announced in early September before the start of the playoffs. Teams are given playoff hold dates before the season begins, and the higher seed will host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 of the best-of-seven championship series.