With only a day to go until the WNBA Expansion Draft, the Golden State Valkyries have debuted the team's inaugural jerseys — and launched a jersey hunt throughout the Bay Area for local fans.
The team shared the jerseys — "as fierce as a Valkyrie herself" — on social media. In a post shared on Instagram, the team highlighted the text above the tag that reads "Golden State Valkyries: Nike Heroine Edition," a nod to the myth of the valkyrie in Norse lore.
The Valkyries will play in two colors: black and white. The black jerseys feature the team's logo and a player's number in violet; the white jerseys feature a black logo and number outlined in that same signature violet.
"The Art of Expansion is a journey — dynamic, ever-changing, and bold," the Valkyries wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Introducing the Golden State Valkyries’ inaugural season jersey — a design rooted in Bay Area pride and Valkyries strength, symbolizing the fluidity, motion, and unity that shaped us. We’re looking forward to wearing it proudly as we take flight in 2025."
The Art of Expansion is a journey — dynamic, ever-changing, and bold.
— Golden State Valkyries (@wnbagoldenstate) December 5, 2024
Introducing the Golden State Valkyries’ inaugural season jersey — a design rooted in Bay Area pride and Valkyries strength, symbolizing the fluidity, motion, and unity that shaped us.
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Fans met the news with mixed reactions that ranged from polite praise to questions about the font choice or graphic design to flat-out rejection of the jerseys all together. As one fan put it on X, "ngl these jerseys are ugly. guys leave the numbers only on the back pls. too much info squeezed into the same space" followed by three crying emoji. They added that the team chose "great colors and nice logo tho."
Despite those varying feelings, the jersey reveal means that the Valkyries are one step closer to putting a team together and beginning to focus on the 2025 season in earnest. To celebrate, the team also announced a jersey hunt in San Francisco. Thirteen jerseys were hidden at small businesses around the city — and if a fan finds a jersey, they can keep it. The team offered a series of clues to help fans figure out where the jerseys might be, and at the time of writing a handful of jerseys had already been claimed.