Fans were allowed in at 5:30, and Brie Reddick of San Bruno, adorned in her own Valkyries T-shirt, was among the first to absorb the scene and has been waiting for a Bay Area franchise since the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA folded following the 2009 season after playing two years.

Plum shines in her Sparks debut with 37 points, including 26 in the second half, as the Sparks hand Golden State an 84-67 loss in its inaugural game.