WNBA Commissioner’s Cup title game changes arenas

The Lynx play the New York Liberty on June 25 in the championship game of the league’s in-season tournament.

The Lynx beat the Sparks on Friday night at Target Center.

he Lynx beat the Sparks on Friday night at Target Center.

The championship game of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup tournament has switched locations.

The Lynx will play the New York Liberty on June 25 at 7 p.m. for the league’s in-season tournament title at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

The game was originally scheduled for Barclays Center, home of the Liberty and the NBA’s Nets, in Brooklyn, but Barclays Center will play host to the NBA draft next week. UBS Arena is the home of the NHL’s New York Islanders.

The Lynx were 4-1 in the five-game Cup prelims to qualify from the West, while the Liberty went 5-0 in the East. New York is the defending Commissioner’s Cup champion, and the Lynx are in the title game for the first time in the tournament’s fourth season.