Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase hits ‘impatient’ boast after besting WNBA Finals promise by 3 years

Natalie Nakase and the Golden State Valkyries have won the WNBA championship after just two years of existence as an expansion franchise. Not a lot of people would have thought something like that would be possible. Nakase revealed during her post-championship press conference that Golden State owner Joe Lacob wanted to win a title in five years. But as Nakase boasted, she thought they could win even earlier , which she did. “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Joe (Lacob). Joe interviewed me, he hired me, he believed in me.