Flavor Flav Hypes WNBA Finals Game 6 in Funny Post, Pushes for 'Paid Holiday' amid Schedule Changes

Flavor Flav wants basketball fans to take Thursday off in order to watch the matinee Game 6 of the 2026 WNBA Finals off as their "contribution to gender equality."

The rapper declared the day of Game 6 a "paid holiday" while sharing a template excuse letter in a Tuesday social media post.

"Dear boss... Everybody watches women's sports! You support women's sports, right?!" the note read. "So please go ahead and approve that day off."

Dream coach Karl Smesko said Monday when asked about the matinee game's timing that he would "like to see it be a national holiday for all WNBA championship games," per USA Today's Meghan L. Hall .

The date and time for the potentially championship-clinching game at State Farm Arena was finalized earlier this week after negotiations involving Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers games scheduled for Wednesday.

Dream ownership said in a Tuesday statement the game's midday Thursday tip-off "is not what we would have chosen and not what we fought for."

ESPN's Ramona Shelburne reported "the NBA and WNBA explored options to keep Game 6 in primetime" but settled for the matinee weekday due to the Hawks' and Cavaliers' schedules.

The move will allow the team to play in the 17,000-person arena in which the Dream will be playing next year rather than the 3,500-seat Gateway Center Arena in which Atlanta played this season.

The Valkyries could clinch the franchise's first title in Game 6 after claiming a 3-2 series lead with a Monday night 64-55 victory over the Atlanta Dream. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET.