After the First Preseason game, the Golden State Valkyries are writing the next chapter in the epic tale of the WNBA.
You may be wondering, who are the Golden State Walkyries?
The Golden State Valkyries are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco that competes in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Their team colors are violet, gold, black, and white, and their logo is a “V” shape with bridge cables. They perform at the Chase Center with the Golden State Warriors.
The Golden State Valkyries are the first team to sell 10,000 pre-season tickets throughout the years. They are also the first team in history to surpass 22,000 ticket deposits for season tickets, becoming the first team in women’s sports history to surpass this milestone.
Their coach, Natalie Nakase, is the first Asian American in the WNBA head coach. Nakase has been a head coach for both men’s and women’s professional teams. She was also an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nakse also won two WNBA championships as an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces in 2022 and 2023. There have been many perspectives on how short she is (5 ‘2 ft), and the impact that she will have on the team.
On May 6, 2025, on the first preseason game, The Valkyries lost against the Los Angeles Sparks at 83-82. That made the crowd excited since it was the first time they started playing. You could hear the crowd cheering for the team.
On their season game on May 16, 2025, some of the Golden State Warriors who attended were the head coach Steve Kerr and players like Jonathan Kuminga, Kevon Looney, Buddy Hield, and Brandin Podziemski.
In the game, a total of 18,064 people attended, with lots of excitement and people cheering. You could see the whole stadium being filled with Valkyries fans, and the players filled with excitement to play and with positive energy.
