Natalie Nakase and Kate Martin had emotional words for Kayla Thornton after the Golden State Valkyries star suffered an injury.

Dallas Wings’ Paige Bueckers (5) dribbles the ball against Valkyries’ Kaitlyn Chen (2) in the second quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, July 25, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

The Dallas Wings (7-17) look to continue their positive momentum as they travel out west to take on the Golden State Valkyries (10-12) on Friday.

It's a dark day in the San Francisco Bay. Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton has had a dream of a season so far in 2025. The former WNBA champion ha

The Golden State Valkyries announced that Thornton successfully underwent surgery on Friday after suffering a right knee injury in practice.

The Valkyries' Kayla Thornton underwent successful surgery on Friday after injuring her right knee in practice earlier in the week.

Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings take on the upstart Golden State Valkyries in tonight’s WNBA slate, live from San Francisco.

Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton underwent season-ending surgery on her right knee, the team announced Friday.

While they made the fourth-most 3-pointers in the league before the break, the Valkyries shot just 30.7% from deep, which was the second-lowest percentage in the league. Golden State takes a league-high 30.5 3-point shots per game.