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Houston native is face of WNBA social justice movement - DefenderNetwork.com

Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike comes across as gracious, kind and extremely well-read. But any confusion that the WNBA is just joining the social injustice and police brutality fight will draw a cutting response. While the WNBA followed the NBA last week in boycotting playoff games in their respective Florida bubbles, the women’s league […]

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