‘America, my second home’: University years and the fight for the WNBA shaped Holešínská
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- Czech basketball player Petra Holešínská is looking forward to Monday’s game against the United States at the world championship in Berlin.
- She regularly travels across the Atlantic and describes the United States as her second home.
- Holešínská regrets that she will not meet A’ja Wilson, who was injured shortly before the tournament.
Petra Holešínská will face the United States at the world championship in Berlin without one of the opponents she most wanted to meet. A’ja Wilson suffered an injury shortly before the tournament and will miss the event.
Even so, few players in the Czech team appear more excited about Monday’s game. Holešínská regularly travels across the Atlantic, and her university years and pursuit of the WNBA have given the United States a special place in her life.
“America, my second home,” she says.
America, my second home.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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