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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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The Golden State Valkyries coach discussed her frightening late-game collapse during Friday’s clinching win over Dallas and how she plans to manage her health
Natalie Nakase told reporters Sunday that she felt “a little exhaustion” when she collapsed while talking to an official during Game 3 of the Valkyries’ first-round series against the Wings on Frid…
Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase is well enough to coach in the WNBA semifinals but said she is taking steps to deal with her extreme work ethic after she went down on the sideline in the first round.