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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.
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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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Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase shared what she wants to see from the team and the fans during Game 2 of the semifinal series against Las Vegas.
Natalie Nakase detailed Golden State's late-game plan, including defensive substitutions and fouling strategy, after a 2-0 series lead.
In the final 10 minutes of Game 2, the Valkyries were outscored 26-17 by the Aces. Natalie Nakase traced the collapse to exhaustion, which she tried to address ahead of the game.