Strength in Numbers - Exit Interview with Jocyte & Chen

The Golden State Valkyries are champions, and they did it through Strength in Numbers. In their exit interviews, Kaitlyn Chen and Justė Jocytė talk about what it felt like when the final buzzer went, why this group came together the way it did, and what's next for both of them. Chen is honest about finally getting to breathe after a title run, about being herself with the whole league watching, and about a coaching staff that just keeps telling her to be aggressive and look to score. Jocytė is just as open about one of the hardest things in sports: barely playing, and choosing to put the team first anyway when the Finals came around.

They also cover the green-light culture, the hot dog costume that "would have become a meme if we would have lost," Harry Potter nights, Veronica Burton's leadership, Coach Natalie Nakase finally letting loose, and their off-season plans, from Unrivaled to living in the weight room.

0:00 – Champions, Finally Breathing and the Hot Dog Costume
1:48 – Kaitlyn Chen on Being Herself and the Team Bond
4:02 – Jocytė Finds Peace and the Green-Light Culture
6:17 – Off-Season Plans and Winning Without a Star
8:26 – Veronica Burton, the Parade and Nakase Lets Loose