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Ep. 44 | Golden State Valkyries Win the WNBA Title in Year 2
The Golden State Valkyries are 2026 WNBA champions, and they did it in year two of the franchise's existence.
Golden State beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in the first winner-take-all Game 7 in WNBA Finals history, with Gabby Williams taking Finals MVP. We get into why Atlanta's offense lived and died by the three over the last three games, why we're not interested in any Angel Reese slander after she led the Dream in points, rebounds and blocks for the series, and why Natalie Nakase's willingness to tear up her own script in the second half of Game 7 was the difference. Then it's the NWSL…
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