Before The WNBA, There Was Lady Magic
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🗓️ 31 March 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Just before the coronavirus put a halt to every sport seemingly overnight, there were some big developments in the WNBA. The union signed a new contract with the league, players started making more money and some big trades generated a lot of excitement. But it could be argued that none of this would have been possible without pioneering women like Nancy Lieberman, whose legacy includes a legendary college career, a spot on the first-ever women's Olympic basketball team and two stints in the WNBA, one of them at 50 years old. Today, in honor of Women’s History Month, hoops legend Nancy Lieberman joins us to talk about her achievements, how the women’s game has changed and the way basketball shaped her life from an early age.
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| 0:00.0 | Before the coronavirus ground sports to a halt, there were some big developments in the |
| 0:11.6 | WNBA. |
| 0:14.8 | The union signed a new contract with the league, players started making more money, and |
| 0:18.9 | some big trades generated a lot of excitement. |
| 0:22.2 | But it could be argued that none of this would have been possible without pioneering women |
| 0:26.6 | like Nancy Lieberman. |
| 0:28.5 | Nancy Lieberman number 10, a red head from Queens who came to Virginia four years ago to |
| 0:34.6 | put women's basketball on the map. |
| 0:37.1 | She did it with ease, leading her team to one national title already, while picking |
| 0:41.7 | up almost every possible accolade along the way. |
| 0:45.2 | Today, in honor of Women's History Month, Hoops legend Nancy Lieberman joins us to talk |
| 0:49.9 | about her amazing career, how the women's game has changed, and the way basketball shaped |
| 0:55.5 | her life from an early age. |
| 0:57.6 | When I was about nine or ten, I saw Muhammad Ali on TV, and he said he was the greatest |
| 1:02.1 | of all times. |
| 1:04.2 | And from that moment on, I decided I was going to be the greatest of all times. |
| 1:12.2 | From Wondering on the Athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 1:15.2 | And I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:16.2 | It's Tuesday, March 31st, and this is the league. |
| 1:22.1 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:26.2 | There was just something about the emotion and the heart of the game. |
| 1:33.2 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
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