Think the WNBA can expand its market share by doing a little stunt-casting? We’re about to find out: Marion Jones, whom you may remember from the Sydney Olympics and her time in prison, but whom you may not remember from her time as a Lady Tar Heel, has signed with the Tulsa Shock. League president Donna Orender has high hopes:
Marion Jones Will Never Change, Apart From Becoming A Pro Basketball Player
↵“This is a tremendous, real-life story of a person who made a choice that was not a wise choice, but is saying listen, ‘I’m going to be a role model, I’m going to showcase what I’m going to do with the rest of my life,”’ Orender told The Associated Press.
↵That’s nice! Marion?
↵“The word redemption is not in my vocabulary,” Jones said at a news conference, flanked by team president Steve Swetoha and coach Nolan Richardson.↵... yeah, that sounds like Marion.
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