Meet the First Woman Officially Drafted by the N.B.A.

[RoxSteady]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/opinion/lusia-harris-basketball-nba.html

Update: This thread was bumped because Lusia Harris was recently announced to have passed away. Kindly avoid the typical reactionary posts to women's basketball thread that sometimes occur on the General Board.
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[Mob Byers]

I'd definitely never pay to read that

[j-ragg]

Eh not doing all that work

[bisme37]

Yeah there's a new documentary that just came out about Lusia Harris. She was a trailblazer of women's basketball in the 70's. Won 3 titles in college and was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz (but declined to try out for the team and didn't play in the NBA). Interesting woman and story, and a great player.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusia_Harris

This video won't embed but you can click the link to watch on YouTube. It's the trailer for the film, The Queen of Basketball.

Watch on YouTube

[clyde21]

bruh, u askin me to create an account at the NYT to read this? imma take that as disrespek.

[Lunartic]

im not finna pay for a NYT subscription
post the article

[boomershadow]

At first I didn't realize what everyone was complaining about lol.

I can't be the only one here with a subscription to the New York Times.

[I beg to differ]

Wow, that was actually a fascinating read - is what I would say had I read the article. Alas.

[DoItALL9]

I've read in a few places that she passed/expired in the last couple of days.

[GregOden]

You know you can just open the link in Incognito.

[AdagioPace]

You know you can just open the link in Incognito.

I always click on the "page" icon in the address space of firefox to read NY times articles bypassing the "wall" . I don't know if we do the same thing but it works.

[DirtybirdGA]

RIP..

Read on Twitter

[Pharmcat]

At first I didn't realize what everyone was complaining about lol.

I can't be the only one here with a subscription to the New York Times.

Woman in bball triggers a certain segment of the population…can’t really complain about nyt subscription when there is an easy way around it

[D.Brasco]

I'd definitely never pay to read that

This comment did not age well.

[NyKnicks1714]

At first I didn't realize what everyone was complaining about lol.

I can't be the only one here with a subscription to the New York Times.

Woman in bball triggers a certain segment of the population…can’t really complain about nyt subscription when there is an easy way around it

Yup, like clockwork: anytime there's a thread about the WNBA or a female basketball player or whatever, you'll always find people here eager if not giddy to express their lack of interest.

[snaquille oatmeal]

Anxiously awaiting the modern WNBA players are better than 70’s female players thread.

[King4Day]

Watch on YouTube

[Shaka_Zulu]

Watch on YouTube

Thanks for posting bro! Half way into the report, and its such a fascinating story.

[dhsilv2]

Anxiously awaiting the modern WNBA players are better than 70’s female players thread.

That would require someone here to have watched not just either, but BOTH!

[dhsilv2]

You know you can just open the link in Incognito.

I always click on the "page" icon in the address space of firefox to read NY times articles bypassing the "wall" . I don't know if we do the same thing but it works.

Likely just a bunch of people on their worthless iphones...