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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 Golden State Valkyries are preparing for their first game post-All-Star break when they take on the Dallas Wings Friday evening at Chase Center in San Franc

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The Golden State Valkyries will be facing the Connecticut Sun on Sunday morning. In their first time meeting, Golden State came away with an 87-63 win against the Sun. Their game on Sunday at the Mohegan Sun Arena will be the first of five away games for the Valkyries.

The Golden State Valkyries are preparing for their first game post-All-Star-break when they take on the struggling Dallas Wings Friday evening at Chase Center i

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.