Bridget Carleton looks forward to playing on home soil as WNBA visits Toronto
The WNBA’s first-ever game in Canada is a full circle moment for Bridget Carleton.
“A lot of people still live in Toronto who have helped me get to where I am and they always believed in me So a huge credit to them for seeing things in me that I didn’t see and to get me to where I am today and [it] kind of comes full circle.”Perfumerias was swept by Valencia in the best-of-three league final, losing 81-69 in Game 2 on Sunday. Had the team forced a Game 3 on Thursday, Carleton would have had to fly to Toronto from Spain on Friday.
“I was just excited in general that the WNBA was going to experience Canada and that the Canadians were going to experience the WNBA,” she said. “So two of my worlds colliding. “It’s only 12 teams, 12 roster spots, and oftentimes less than that because teams only keep 11 players,” she said. “And there’s way more talent out there that deserves to be in this league. I think Toronto is a great market for it. I think this weekend, you know, selling out Scotiabank Arena the numbers are proving that people are excited about basketball.”
“I’m really, really excited to actually be in the arena [Saturday] and feel the energy. I’m definitely surprised but I feel like I’ll be more surprised [Saturday].”“When I grew up, I didn’t have access to watch WNBA,” she said. “It wasn’t easily accessible, I didn’t know about it. I knew about it, but it wasn’t like on the front of my mind because, you know, social media wasn’t as big back then.
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