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This Turkish teen set a basketball world record. Now, she’s eyeing the WNBA

A few months back, as Ecrin Mart was scanning Netflix for something to binge, she stumbled upon a series that spoke to her main passion. Ecrin is 14, and was born in Istanbul, Turkey, a few years after Michael Jordan retired from the NBA. Despite having never watched one of his games, she was familiar with his name and, of course, his shoes, and she wanted to learn more about Jordan himself. Already a basketball diehard, she quickly realized “The Last Dance” was something she had to consume. Read More

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