Matt Lively reports on Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase and her sports beginnings in Los Angeles. Website: ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Before she became the Golden State Valkyries ’ first head coach in franchise history, Natalie Nakase spent ...

Hammon hired Nakase to her coaching staff when Hammon took the Aces job opening in 2022. Together, they won back-to-back ...

Janelle Salaün scored 21 points to lead the Golden State Valkyries to an overtime win over the Los Angeles Sparks ...

In the wake of the Valkyries' third win of the season, Nakase and Hammon shared a moment at half court together. Nakase ...

Despite strong defense as their calling card, the Valkyries faltered agianst the Mercury, raising questions about energy and ...

Natalie Nakase likened facing her former team to a family reunion. And who doesn’t want to prove just how well they’re doing when they get together with family? Nakase showed the Las Vegas Aces that ...

At the start of this season, the league had 34 players born outside the U.S., up from 25 at the beginning of the 2023 season.

Kate Martin, Tiffany Hayes and coach Natalie Nakase all left the Aces this offseason to join the expansion Golden State ...

The verdict of Natalie Nakase after a Valkyries loss to the Liberty is that she simply needs to do better at the end of games ...

It's the second episode of BOUNCE, KALW’s basketball podcast that’s all about The Valkyries first season in the Bay. This one ...

That's when Natalie Nakase officially became the first Asian-American to coach a game in the WNBA. At just over 5-foot-1 Nakase is not the prototypical basketball player or coach. She began her ...