The Golden State Valkyries now have their first-ever WNBA All-Star representative in forward Kayla Thornton.

Thornton has been in the league for nine years and finally is getting her chance to play in the exhibition game. She was ...

Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this ...

Golden State Valkyries veteran Kayla Thornton was named as a reserve for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, the first such honor of ...

The 10th year pro for the Golden State Valkyries, a graduate of UTEP and Irvin High in El Paso, was selected as a Western ...

The Golden State Valkyries asked Kayla Thornton to do something she'd never done in her 10-year WNBA career. How she handled ...

Valkyries’ Kayla Thornton (5) takes a shot against Sparks’ Azurá Stevens (23) in the first quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 16, 2025.

In her 10th season of playing in the WNBA, El Paso native Kayla Thornton will make her first-ever WNBA All-Star appearance.

Her 29-point outing Friday in a win over Chicago was a career high and the latest sign that she has filled her cup with Golden State.

Kayla Thornton scored a career-high 29 points to help the Golden State Valkyries beat the Chicago Sky 83-78 on Friday night.