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Women's National Basketball Association team in San Francisco, California
The Golden State Valkyries are an American professional basketball team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Valkyries compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team began play in the 2025 season. While the Valkyries play their home games at Chase Center in San Francisco, their practice facility and front office are located in Oakland.
More on Wikipedia ↗Women's National Basketball Association team in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Michelob Ultra Arena in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada. The Aces won the 2022 WNBA Commissioner's Cup and WNBA championship. The Aces also won the 2023 WNBA championship, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships since 2001 and 2002, when the Los Angeles Sparks completed that feat.
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Kayla Bianca Thornton is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She has previously played in the WNBA for the Dallas Wings and New York Liberty, with whom she won the 2024 WNBA Championship. In college, Thornton played for the University of Texas at El Paso.
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