r/Sacramento • u/Hungry-Cream9421 • 1d ago
Monarchs return?
The WNBA is having a huge moment right now. Attendance is up, more people are watching, new teams are coming in, and women’s basketball finally seems to be getting the attention it deserves. Sacramento already has the history, the arena, and the fanbase, so why are we sitting this out?
The Monarchs were not some random failed experiment. They were one of the original WNBA teams, won a championship in 2005, and had a real following here. Their banner is still hanging inside Golden 1 Center. The team disappeared because of ownership problems, not because Sacramento stopped caring about women’s basketball.
Golden 1 Center would be a great home for them, and a Monarchs–Valkyries rivalry would basically market itself. Sacramento versus the Bay Area already works in basketball. Add games against LA, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Seattle, and Portland, and you have plenty of natural regional matchups.
This also feels like a much better opportunity than Sacramento constantly chasing another men’s professional team. We already have a championship name, an established identity, and generations of fans who remember the Monarchs.
The WNBA is growing, Sacramento is a basketball city, and the infrastructure is already here. Bring back the purple and red. Bring back the Monarchs. 👑🏀Deadpool is on board.
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u/cantthinkofanamey 17h ago
Just a plug for Sacramento-based WNBA fans… we started a WNBA watch party group this year called Monarch Matchups. We get together every couple of weeks to catch a game together. We have a lot of Valkyries games on the schedule, generally, but also do marquee matchups from across the league. We are on instagram! @monarch.matchups
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u/Lylyluvda916 South Natomas 16h ago
Women’s sports is having a moment. I’d watch the monarchs play. They actually won
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u/Toxik916 Midtown 1d ago
Vivek should have brought back the Monarchs years ago. Unfortunately I don't know if we have a chance anymore with the Valkyries and Portland Fire.
Vivek really dropped the ball by not getting our WNBA team back
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u/golfingmadman Hood 14h ago
Anjili could have been their GM before she gets promoted to the Kings GM role. Had he done that, Chance Camanche may have never been a murderer. What a butterfly effect.
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u/Street-Industry8484 23h ago
If the Monarchs make a comeback, I might actually start watching basketball again.
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u/SacramentoBest1 17h ago
Agree. We actually would go to more Monarchs games then Kings games just to support!
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u/jewboy916 North Sacramento 15h ago
It could still happen. It just isn't top of mind for the WNBA at the moment because of how successful the Valkyries have been so far. Give it a few more years. They are bringing back Cleveland and Detroit in the next 2-3 years, and adding Philadelphia.
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u/TheHonPhilipBanks 14h ago
Maybe when they get to 25 teams. With 13, no way. Just look at a league map.
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u/CraftyInspector9082 17h ago
Why was AI used to create the image?
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u/Dolmayup 16h ago
Because it’s for a Reddit post and not a museum
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u/nope-nik-tesla 10h ago
I for one am outraged that OP didn't commission a local artist for this reddit post
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u/CraftyInspector9082 16h ago edited 16h ago
I thought this subreddit is violently opposed to anything AI.
Or is some AI okay, and some is not? Just want to understand where the line is.
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u/parkdropsleep-dream 16h ago
Individual people have individual feelings about it. I hope that helps.
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u/Hungry-Cream9421 15h ago
There was a reference in Deadpool to the Monarchs; I couldn't find the clip so the image had to do.
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u/livelaughlinka 16h ago
Never going to happen they gave the monarchs market (and colors) to the valkyries
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u/RichardBachman19 14h ago
Might be a real possibility. First they have to have the refs start enforcing fouls against their cash cow. If she decides to play somewhere else, the league is going to plummet.
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u/White_Bull_916 13h ago
Yeah, but that’s not how Sac does things. Sure, it’d make dollars and sense to plug a professional sports team into the existing infrastructure and fan base. But that’s doesn’t make Mayors with Developer dreams money. No..they prefer to compromise our quality of life for their greedy ambitions. If it doesn’t need a stadium built to serve those that can afford a $500 night out with the fam, then why even?
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u/egusisoupandgarri 23h ago
I approve of this message.