Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase defends trans athletes in women's sports as culture war engulfs WNBA

Aug 3, 2026 · 2:15 PM UTC ·6 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 2 views

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Nakase is a third-generation Japanese-American, she previously became the first Asian American to play in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL)."I’m big on that because I have been criticized for my height, for my ethnicity. I’ve been in those ‘you shouldn’t belong here,’ [moments] and for me I don’t want that space, especially Golden State, to ever feel like that. "I’m all about women, little girls deserving to play, and that includes trans women.

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▪Nakase is a third-generation Japanese-American, she previously became the first Asian American to play in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL)."I’m big on that because I have been criticized for my height, for my ethnicity.
▪I’ve been in those ‘you shouldn’t belong here,’ [moments] and for me I don’t want that space, especially Golden State, to ever feel like that.
▪"I’m all about women, little girls deserving to play, and that includes trans women.

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OutKick Sports Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase defends trans athletes in women's sports as culture war engulfs WNBA 'I have been criticized for my height, for my ethnicity,' she says By Jackson Thompson OutKick Published August 3, 2026 10:15am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google A fourth WNBA head coach has addressed the topic of trans athletes in women's sports in a three-day span. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {…

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