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In this episode of Women's Sports Sundays Conversation, Hannah Storm sits down with Basketball Hall of Famer, and her old broadcast partner, Ann Meyers Drysdale. They were on the call for the first ever WNBA game on June 21, 1997. Before getting into broadcasting and championship-winning front office roles, Meyers had a historic hoops career at UCLA and became the only woman ever to sign an NBA contract.
0:00 Intro
0:35 Memories of calling the debut WNBA game
1:31 Confidence in the early WNBA's infrastructure
2:37 The gratification of a domestic women's hoops league
3:49 Why the WNBA has lasted 30 years
7:36 How good is the current WNBA CBA?
9:15 Thoughts on 50-game W schedule
10:23 Evolution of W fandom and business
11:57 On Hali rocking Ann's Pacers jersey
12:32 How the WNBA lifts all women
15:26 How far we've come in 30 W seasons
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