WNBA players adjusting to life in their Florida bubble
The HinduSue Bird has seen a lot in her storied playing career in the WNBA, overseas and the Olympics. “The bubble is part summer camp, mixed in with the Olympic village, playing overseas and an AAU tournament with a little bit of college life thrown in,” Bird said in a phone interview. “It’s like overseas, but a little bit easier as far as access to things as you can order in and it’s less isolating since you have so many of your friends around,” Bird’s teammate Breanna Stewart said. “You say hello to people and could bump into someone a few times a day from another squad,” New York guard Sabrina Ionescu said. You could be eating next to a team or hanging out at the pool with players that you’re going to be playing against later that day.” While a few players voiced their concerns in the first few days about the quality of food and accommodations, the league quickly addressed those issues.
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