WNBA deserves more props

Kevin James Shay
Sep 7, 2018 · 8 min read

Delle Donne, Bird playing hurt in must-win playoff games provided Willis Reed-like moments

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I played basketball for my high school and small college teams.

I avoided injuries until near the end of my freshman year at Richland College, whose men’s hoops program has won the NJCAA Division III championship three times. In a practice, I twisted my knee, hearing a loud pop that usually signified a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament. My game was never the same again.

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