Kaitlyn Chen (2) hugs Gabby Williams (1) after the Golden State Valkyries defeated the Las Vegas Aces 87-77 in Game 3 of the 2026 WNBA playoffs semifinals at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. The Valkyries advance to the WNBA Finals against the Atlanta Dream. (Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) When Joe Lacob was granted an expansion WNBA franchise, he made the extremely bold (and on brand) proclamation that the Golden Stat...
LAS VEGAS — At 9:02 p.m. here on Friday, a group of players who didn’t belong stopped hugging and dancing long enough to thank the people who gave them a chance. The Golden State Valkyries, after reaching the WNBA Finals in the franchise’s second year of existence, waved to the dozens of fans that followed them here. And a new world order for this league arrived, rocketing directly into and through the old one, leaving a million little pieces of what-has-been scattered through this particular un
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