It has been known since October that the seven-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors would be joining women’s basketball, and the name of the new team has now been decided. The Golden State Valkyries will play in the US professional league WNBA from 2025, the Warriors’ subsidiary franchise announced on Tuesday.
“From Norse mythology, Valkyries are a band of fearless and steadfast warriors who fly through the air and sea alike,” the statement said. The new brand is “Golden State’s modern interpretation of Valkyries: strong, brave and fierce.”
The Valkyries, the league’s 13th member, are headquartered in Oakland. The team, like the men’s team, will play its games at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Training will again take place in Oakland, where the Warriors were at home until 2019.
Golden State is the sixth NBA franchise after the Indiana Pacers (Indiana Fever), the Minnesota Timberwolves (Minnesota Lynx), the Brooklyn Nets (New York Liberty), the Phoenix Suns (Phoenix Mercury) and the Washington Wizards (Washington Mystics). a WNBA team.
The Atlanta Dream were the last team to enter the WNBA in 2008. The first Canadian team is scheduled to play in 2026; Toronto recently received the contract, according to media reports.
2024-05-14 16:54:00
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