"When we (Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike) started playing basketball, we didn't quite know what it would offer. It was a whole world that we were just completely unfamiliar with."
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Randi Richardson, Sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike started off as gymnasts. Here's how they 'fell into basketball', Today, November 10, 2023.
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