The WNBA Finals begin Saturday at San Francisco’s Chase Center, where the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream will compete for the first championship in their respective franchises’ histories.
However, Atlanta’s hopes could be affected by the availability of star guard Allisha Gray, whose status remains uncertain ahead of Game 1. The 31-year-old is listed as questionable and will be a game-time decision for the Finals opener, although she was spotted warming up before tipoff and adjusting the tape on her fingers.
Everything’s trending in the right direction,” Smesko said before the best-of-seven series began at a sold-out Chase Center. “It’s a hand injury, so if she can go I don’t expect there to be anything (limiting) other than if she has trouble with it during the game.” Dream head coach Karl Smesko expressed confidence that forward Allisha Gray could recover from her finger injury in time to feature in Saturday’s WNBA Finals opener against the Golden State Valkyries.
“She’s going to go through the workout today.
