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The Golden State Valkyries were running on fumes by the time Game 2 reached its frantic final minutes. And while they ultimately held off the Aces to take a commanding 2-0 series lead, Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase admitted that the team was absolutely exhausted, even as they somehow found enough left in the tank to…
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American basketball player and coach (born 1980)
Natalie Mitsue Nakase is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After retiring as a player, she was a head coach for both men's and women's professional teams. Nakase was later an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). She then won two WNBA championships as an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces in 2022 and 2023. In 2025, she was named the WNBA Coach of the Year in her first season with the Valkyries.
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