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Meghan L. Hall

UCLA’s graphic celebrating Valkyries’ coach Natalie Nakase made it look like she died

Natalie Nakase UCLA Dawn Staley

The UCLA Bruins’ head-turning announcement that Natalie Nakase will become the Golden State Valkyries’ next coach had people in a frenzy.

On Thursday, Natalie, a UCLA alumna and former basketball player, made history by becoming the first coach of the WNBA’s Golden State expansion team. The news comes five months after the team began its search and just under two months before the franchise will build its first roster through the Golden State Expansion Draft.

With Nakase now on board, it only makes sense that those involved in her journey to becoming a head coach want to celebrate her. But I’m not sure the UCLA social media team intended to make such a morbid gaffe by announcing Natalie’s hiring. The font selection for the graphic sharing the news says “head coach,” but because it’s a bit fancy, it looks like “dead coach.” The graphic also has clouds in the background, which likely doesn’t help.

As you might suspect, people had a field day with the discovery. Here’s how they reacted:

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