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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT: 2021 WNBA Pre-Draft Media Conference Call<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHEN: Friday, April 9, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2:00 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">United States:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">888-312-3049<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+1 323-794-2112</span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">The 2021 WNBA Pre-Draft Media Conference Call will take place Friday, April 9 at
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2:00 p.m. ET</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">. The following participants will provide their thoughts and assessments on teams and
prospects, leading into the 2021 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm. </span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The WNBA will conduct a virtual draft on Thursday, April 15, without players, guests, and media.
</span><a name="_Hlk507515956"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET, and top prospects will take part remotely.</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
The draft will also be available on the ESPN App.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u>ESPN Women’s Basketball Analysts</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line"> Rebecca Lobo</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line"> LaChina Robinson</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">2:45 – 3:20 p.m. ET<b>
<u>WNBA Head Coaches/Executives</u> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line"> Greg Bibb
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line">– Dallas Wings President and Chief Executive Officer
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<b>Marianne Stanley</b> – Indiana Fever Head Coach</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;layout-grid-mode:line"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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– Chicago Sky General Manager and </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;layout-grid-mode:line">Contacts:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;layout-grid-mode:line">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ron Howard, WNBA Communications, (212) 407-8641 or
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:rhoward@nba.com">rhoward@nba.com</a><u><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;layout-grid-mode:line"> Sam Tager, WNBA Communications, (212) 407-8358 or
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:stager@nba.com"><span style="layout-grid-mode:line">stager@nba.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132">Kyle Robarts</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3042 | C: 254-405-9492</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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