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Back after an ACL injury, former UConn women’s basketball guard Kia Nurse leading Canada in Women’s World Cup
SYDNEY — It was 11 long months for former UConn guard Kia Nurse after she tore her right ACL in a WNBA playoff game last year. After missing the Phoenix Mercury’s entire season, sheR…
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After missing the Phoenix Mercury’s entire season, she’s back and leading Canada to a strong start in the women’s World Cup. The team is 3-1 and clinched a spot in the quarterfinals.
Nurse said she was a little nervous playing in a meaningful game for the first time since she got hurt. Once she got her first points against Serbia in the tournament opener, those nerves went away. Nurse, who is averaging 8.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 20.3 minutes through four games, let loose with emotion after that play — “a little scream.” “I think that was a combination of the anger the tears and the hard days,” she said, “but hey you’re back playing basketball and that’s fun.”
Oh no you don't! Image Kia and Nika on the same WNBA team. Do the colors black and blue come to mind?