Noelle Quinn can't wait to bring the WNBA to Western Canada.
Quinn is the head coach of the Seattle Storm, who will face the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday at Edmonton's Rogers Place, the second WNBA exhibition game to come to Canada in as many years.
"For the fans to be able to see an actual game live, it gives a dreamer something tangible," said Quinn on Monday in a video conference call with reporters."To be able to see Jewell Loyd and see Nneka and Skylar doing their thing, but also knowing that there are opportunities that can arise from basketball.
Quinn also acknowledged the history of women's basketball in Edmonton, specifically the Grads, an amateur team that maintained an astonishing 95 per cent winning percentage from 1915 to 1940.
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