BONUS EP | The WNBA at 30 Is Right Where the NBA Was at 30

Raising the Game: Covering WNBA, NWSL, PWHL & More · Nov 5, 2026 · 1h 3m

The WNBA Finals tipped Game 6 at 12:30 p.m. on a Thursday, and author Jeff Goldberg says the NBA has been here before.

Jeff is back on Raising the Game for a bonus episode after emailing us the week of the Valkyries vs. Dream Finals with a take nobody else had. While everyone was roasting the lunchtime start, he was remembering a NBA games being played either mid-day or at 11:30PM Eastern on tape delay. His bigger point: the WNBA is about to turn 30, and the NBA at that age still had Finals games on tape delay.

This week we dig into:

WNBA Finals Game 6 at 12:30 p.m.: the Atlanta Hawks arena…