Ep. 15 - Original San Francisco Warrior Tom Meschery On The Team’s Return To The City

01/15/20 • 17 min

BOUNCE: The Valkyries 1st Season in the Bay

Tom Meschery was the first player in Golden State Warriors franchise history to have his jersey number retired. He grew up in San Francisco and played for the Warriors when the team moved to the City from Philadelphia in 1962. But it was off the court that Meschery had a second career as an accomplished poet and writer.

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Ep. 14 - A homegrown national sportswriter on the team's final days in the Town

Marcus Thompson writes about basketball for the national outlet The Athletic. In recent years he wrote biographies of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. But before all that, Marcus grew up a Warriors’ fan in Oakland’s Sobrante Park.

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Trailer: The Valkyries 1st Season In The Bay

The Golden State Valkyries will play their first game ever tonight! And to welcome the team to the Bay, we’re revamping BOUNCE, our the nationally award-winning basketball podcast, by, about, and for the Bay. Here’s a taste of what’s in store.