At first it was cute – the renaming of the basketball court to Ballhalla. But it is starting to get old for me. Yes, the team is the Valkyries. I went to look at the Wiki article. There are obviously ancient Norse literature scholars let loose to write entries. It is good but exceedingly long.
I had errands today, and we went to the Valkyries game; hence the discussion. The Indiana Fever were in town. But before I get to the game, there is the intro – complete with ravens. (Screen shots are iffy and I am waiting to see if they ever get it up on YouTube). The graphic work is amazing. My two favorite scenes are the San Francisco end of the Bay Bridge
and the entry into Chase Center.
The Valkyries managed to pull out a victory, coming back from a one time 10 point deficient. The current turn over in players is noticeable. I am not sure what the percentage of European players is on other teams, but the Valkyries have British, Belgium, French & Italian players (four of whom are key players currently playing for their home country (Eurobasket 2025 – 18-29 June 2025)
anyway – it was past 2200 by the time we were home and I still have to try and stuff meds down the cat in preparation for tomorrows vet visit.
