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Kaitlyn Chen Makes History as First Taiwanese WNBA player 

Kaitlyn Chen
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Lyon Chiang, New York In a landmark moment for Taiwanese basketball, Kaitlyn Chen (陳凱玲), a guard whose parents are both immigrants from Taiwan, was selected in the third round of the 2025 WNBA Draft by the newly established Golden State Valkyries. Taken with the 30th overall pick, Chen becomes the first Taiwanese-American player ever drafted into the WNBA, marking a proud new chapter for the global Taiwanese sports community. Chen, who was born and raised in San Marino, California, has

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War drives Palestinian basketball legend back to Taiwan Professional League

Sani Sakakini
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Lyon Chiang, New York In a career spanning several years and countries, Palestinian basketball legend Sani Sakakini (桑尼), known as a national treasure in his homeland, has once again found himself on Taiwanese soil. Sakakini, who first joined Taiwan’s SBL league six years ago with the Yulon Luxgen team, has been closely linked with Taiwan’s basketball scene ever since. In 2021, Sakakini joined the Taichung Suns in the T1 League, and the following year, he played for the Taoyuan Pilots

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Players apologize after N-word used during UBA basketball spat

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National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) basketball team players have apologized after one of their team members used a racial slur against a Senegalese-Taiwanese player during a University Basketball Association (UBA) game on Saturday, February 27. At the end of the fourth quarter of a close quarterfinal game, players from NTNU and Shih Hsin University (SHU) got into a heated quarrel during which, an NTNU player, allegedly called Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (阿巴西) “n****r.” According to EBC Sports, the game was

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