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Ride of the Valkyries: how the WNBA finally found a home in the Bay Area

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The Golden State Valkyries are owned by Golden State Warriors tech mogul Joe Lacob .

The team made their WNBA debut, against the Los Angeles Sparks , in front of a sellout crowd of 18,064 .

A diverse, intergenerational crowd that skewed noticeably more female than those at most Bay Area sporting events gathered from all over the region to celebrate the WNBA ’s splashy and long overdue arrival.

Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli launched a women’s basketball league in Daly City .

But the league folded after one campaign.

The San Jose Lasers (also funded by Lacob ) and San Jose Spiders (both failed) In an effort to build inroads within local arts and culture, the team has initiated its Valkyries Collective program, featuring athletes, influencers and entertainers from the area.

“We’ve found the finishing piece to what the Bay Area was missing,” DJShellheart says.

“ Adding the WNBA is like finishing that thousand-piece puzzle. It’s an image and color we could never fully see until now.”.

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