SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sparkling and sequined in the Valkyries’ violet colors from head to toe, down to her cane and prosthetic left leg, Cynthia Cheak reaches into a cross-body bag and pulls out a handful of Golden State playoff-themed bracelets she bought to share all around the arena.
Then the 68-year-old Cheak begins her nightly ritual of walking through Chase Center giving them away.
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