She makes moves a King can’t.”Inside the Kerr Hall gym at Toronto Metropolitan University, past the food vendors and selfie station, the excitement on players’ faces is clear. The women in orange and grey HoopQueens jerseys are competing in what’s billed as Toronto’s first paid women’s basketball league. “I know that this is history, but I think that it hasn’t sunk in yet,” HoopQueens founder Nakissa Koomalsingh told the Star. In November, rap star and Raptors ambassador Drake called for a WNBA team in the city. We are, like, the hot spot, the hotbed of basketball players.”The HoopQueens league is made up of four teams of 10.

Source: thestar June 19, 2022 23:28 UTC