Five days after a purple egg appeared outside Chase Center, Monday night's hatching revealed Violet the raven as the Valkyries' mascot. Violet's unveiling was part of a "Bird Watchers Night" promotion, in which fans peered through team-provided binoculars to watch Violet's introduction.

Say hello to Violet, the Golden State Valkyries mascot! Driving the news: The charming, fluffy raven made her debut last night during the Valkyries' game against the Connecticut Sun. She immediately hit the floor dancing to wild cheers, our tech reporter and No. 1 Bay Area sports fan Ina Fried reports from Chase Center.

Before their home game on Monday night against the Connecticut Sun, players on the Golden State Valkyries arrived for morning shootaround and discovered that a big, mysterious violet and gold-speckled egg had been incubating in front of the Chase Center arena in San Francisco. The egg was cracked open and empty — whatever was inside had hatched.