The Valkyries Just Proved Everyone Wrong - Exit Interview with Williams & Stokes

The Golden State Valkyries are WNBA champions, and Gabby Williams and Kiah Stokes aren't holding anything back. Days after a Game 7 win and the longest series in WNBA history, the two sat down to talk about what this title means for the Bay, and what it cost them to get here.
Gabby opens up about getting a text from Michael Jordan and about the death threats she got after her "for the gays" moment. She says Ballhalla became her safe space, and she makes a strong case for Oakland: "There's no Golden State without Oakland." Kiah is blunt about the physical toll ("My body hurts so bad right now"). She also says Coach Natalie Nakase is a lot more fun than people think.

They also get into investing in women's sports. Kiah remembers when players wore "put women's sports on TV" shirts. Now there are 20,000 fans in Chase Center and a championship parade through San Francisco and Oakland. Is this the moment women's basketball in the Bay finally gets its due?

0:00 – Gabby & Kiah Unfiltered After the Title
1:34 – Valkyries Parade Hype and Bay Culture
2:50 – No Golden State Without Oakland
3:49 – What Investing in Women's Sports Really Means
7:22 – Death Threats and Ballhalla's Safe Space