Before its maiden campaign, Golden State waived five players: Laeticia Amihere, Kaitlyn Chen, Chloe Bibby, Elissa Cunane and ...

A head nod is a most simple mode of communication. It requires even less work than a smile and takes as much time as a blink.

While the former Marina High and UCLA star has had great mentors, her late father’s message helped her become the first coach ...

Natalie Nakase has made history as the WNBA's first Asian American head coach. Nakase joins the Golden State Valkyries after ...

DON’T TELL NATALIE NAKASE she doesn’t have what it takes to do something. The coach of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first ...

New WNBA team the Golden State Valkyries' coach Natalie Nakase told USAT's Meghan Hall that the whole coaching staff is ...

Natalie Nakase is the coach of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first WNBA team and she has learned to block out those who ...

Natalie Nakase is not only hitting the court as the coach of the new Golden State Valkyries but as the WNBA's first Asian ...

Coach Natalie Nakase of the Golden Staten Valkyries says there is no one leader on the team, everyone has their own strengths ...

Volume is added, sentiment poured in, even tradition and culture. Advertisement For Natalie Nakase, a head nod is everything. When it came from her father, Gary, it was packed with the message ...

Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase, right, talks with guard Veronica Burton during training camp at the WNBA team's facility in Oakland, Calif., on May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu ...