Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase, left, and owner Joe Lacob take part in a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in San Francisco, Calif. Nakase was named the first head ...

The Golden State Valkyries are preparing for their first game post-All-Star break when they take on the Dallas Wings Friday ...

Natalie Nakase and Kate Martin had emotional words for Kayla Thornton after the Golden State Valkyries star suffered an ...

Down four with 15 seconds left, the Valkyries miraculously tied the game on two fadeaway baskets by French rookie Janelle ...

Natalie Nakase had a heated moment and got her first technical foul as the Valkyries' head coach on Saturday against the Lynx.

Natalie Nakase is the coach of the San Francisco Bay Area's first WNBA team and she has learned to block out those who underestimated her. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

Natalie Nakase received a text message from Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr in October after she was introduced as the head coach of the Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA's 13th and newest ...

The Golden State Valkyries aren't the only WNBA franchise chirping over the state of officiating in the league. But where ...

Before each game, Natalie Nakase spends at least 30 minutes rehearsing what she's going to say. When she steps onto the court as an assistant coach for the LA Clippers' player development staff, ...

That focus and grit is what led to Nakase, 45, to going from being a walk-on at UCLA to team captain as a 5-foot-2 freshman in 1998. It's what made her the first Asian American player to join the ...

Las Vegas Aces assistant coach Natalie Nakase, left, shares a laugh with head coach Becky Hammon on the bench before a game against the Washington Mystics on Aug. 11, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Natalie Nakase knew there would be doubters. Her basketball dreams have been shrouded in skepticism since her mom asked her as a child when she might be done with the sport so she could start ...