WNBA

Laeticia Amihere, a Canadian basketball player with West African heritage has been selected eighth overall in the WNBA draft. Amihere was selected by Atlanta Dream, making her the second South Carolina to be drafted and the first Ghanaian to enter the franchise. In 2017 at the Boo Williams Invitational, she became the first Canadian woman to dunk in a competitive game – she was 15 at the time and already 6’4. She stole headlines across the world, seized social media trends, while also attracting comments from high-profile personalities like four-time NBA champion, Shaquille O’Neal and rapper, Drake. “Coming out with…