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Sporting Witness: Ryneldi Becenti - Native American basketball star

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Ryneldi Becenti - Native American basketball star

22/08/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Ryneldi Becenti - Native American basketball star

The inspiring story of how a player from a Navajo reservation made it to the women's NBA.

Ryneldi Becenti became the first Native American to play in the women's NBA when she made her debut for the Phoenix Mercury in 1997. Lucy Burns speaks to Becenti about her life and career.

PHOTO: Ryneldi Becenti playing for Arizona State University (courtesy Arizona State University)

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