The Minnesota Lynx will open their home schedule a day earlier than planned after the Minnesota Timberwolves won their series against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, forcing a change at the shared venue. The Lynx, who had been set to host the Atlanta Dream on May 10, will now play their home opener against Atlanta on Saturday, May 9.
The move comes because the Timberwolves have precedence over the Lynx for the building and are scheduled to host Game 4 of their second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs on May 10. When teams share a venue, postseason dates in one league can push regular-season games in another, and this one left the Lynx with no choice but to move. For Minnesota, the schedule now clears the way for both teams to use the arena without a collision on the same day.
That is the practical answer to the conflict: the Timberwolves keep the building on May 10, and the Lynx shift to May 9. What had been a straight home opener on the calendar is now a one-day adjustment, driven entirely by the playoff bracket and the order in which the teams use the venue.
