Why is the WNBA Playing a Potential Finals Clincher at 12:30 p.m. on a Thursday?!

A potential WNBA Finals clinching Game 6 is going to be played at lunch or breakfast across the country on Thursday. Why is that? Howard Megdal and Jackie Powell get to the bottom of that question and explain who really is to blame for this and who makes the final call. Spoiler Alert: It’s not the WNBA! Later in the show Howard and Jackie dive into how the Golden State Valkyries got back into the series and now seize control. Kiah Stokes and head coach Natalie Nakase are HUGE parts of this. And lastly for the weekly courtvision segment, Jackie and Howard discuss why a change in the basketball without borders program is a sign of the growth of women's basketball world wide. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Left: Golden State Valkyries center Kiah Stokes (41) smiles after making a three-pointer against the Atlanta Dream in the third quarter of game five of the 2026 WNBA Finals at Chase Center in San Francisco, California on October 26. Photo Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images Right: Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese (5) talks with referee Randy Richardson (11) during the game against the Golden State Valkyries in the third quarter of game five of the 2026 WNBA Finals at Chase Center in San Francisco, California on October 26. Photo Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images Link to click that are referenced throughout the show: Reporting from Alexa Philippou and Ramona Shelburne on the WNBA Finals Game 6 scheduling issues: https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/... Michael Waterloo reports on the game 6 scheduling issue: https://www.instagram.com/reel/De-rDM... Changes in basketball without Borders that were announced in Febuary: https://pr.nba.com/basketball-without... Follow us & Subscribe on: YouTube    / @theixsports   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0vn5r28... Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/theixsports.... Instagram   / theixsports