Championship game scheduled during office hours, despite concerns
A WNBA team raised scheduling concerns, but the league moved the finals to lunchtime anyway.
The story
The Atlanta Dream warned the WNBA about scheduling conflicts for the Finals, but the league moved Game 6 to a midday slot anyway, causing fan and media backlash.
Source: fortune.com
Our reading
The WNBA moved a championship game to lunchtime, ignoring the Atlanta Dream’s warnings. Now, fans who want to watch during their work break will have to skip their sandwich to catch the final buzzer.
The league’s decision makes it harder for people to watch the game without leaving their jobs, but the Dream’s concerns were already raised months in advance, like a reminder that no one listens to the underdog until they’re suddenly in the spotlight.
The Dream’s open letter reads like a memo from a team that’s been told they’re not important until they prove otherwise, and now they’re stuck playing in the middle of the day like it’s a corporate meeting they never signed up for.
