Host Jackie Powell is joined by Marisa Ingemi of the San Francisco Chronicle to walk through why the Golden State Valkyries are going to struggle in June with so many of their players overseas competing in EuroBasket. Then Jackie and Marisa discuss a conversation they both had with Liberty guard Marine Johannès about why she decided not to go over and play with the French National team for this EuroBasket tournament. And finally, the pair explains the push and pull type relationship that international WNBA players endure when it comes to their national teams and federations, and why aren’t there these types of conflicts in the NBA.

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Other links to click:

Find all of Marisa’s work here:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/author/marisa-ingemi/

Jackie has written in depth about the tensions between WNBA players and their Federations:

https://sports.yahoo.com/the-wnbas-journey-toward-globalization-reveals-a-small-paradox-215613986.html

Listen to our previous podcast about Li Yueru wanting out of Seattle and why:

https://youtu.be/H26lyzG6lJg?si=-c-hXAScPrlk5UrH

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