{"id":10368,"date":"2020-02-24T14:44:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=10368"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T20:37:38","slug":"kobe-taurasi-delle-donne-moore-can-keep-up-with-nba-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/kobe-taurasi-delle-donne-moore-can-keep-up-with-nba-players\/","title":{"rendered":"kobe: wnba superstars are capable of keeping up with nba players"},"content":{"rendered":"

kobe bryant<\/strong><\/em> was already on the minds of basketball fans on the day of his tragic death last month . the night before, had passed him on the all-time nba scoring list. \u00a0and earlier in the week in one of his final interviews, cnn<\/strong> reported that kobe had…<\/p>\n

lent his voice<\/em> to calls for women to one day<\/em> be allowed to compete in the nba, claiming<\/em> there are female stars who could make the leap<\/em> right now.<\/h4>\n

lend his voice\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>means support<\/em>. lent<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the irregular past tense of lend<\/em>.\u00a0one day<\/em><\/strong> means someday in the future<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em> means declare<\/em>, say<\/em>. cnn uses claim<\/em>\u00a0to indicate that it is kobe’s opinion not a fact. a is a big jump<\/em>. make the leap<\/strong><\/em> here refers to the transition<\/em> from the wnba to the nba.<\/p>\n

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kobe bryant and diana taurasi (facebook\/ball is life)<\/em><\/h5>\n

kobe specifically said…<\/p>\n

diana taurasi, maya moore, elena delle donne. there’s a lot of great players out there so they could certainly keep up with<\/em> them<\/h4>\n

keep up with<\/em><\/strong> means these ladies could compete<\/em> or play at the same level as<\/em> the men.<\/p>\n

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diana taurasi (dianataurasi.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n

cnn included some additional information on these lady hoopers<\/em><\/strong> (basketball players).<\/p>\n

diana taurasi<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

her nickname is white mamba, a derivative of bryant’s own nickname ‘black mamba’, owing to<\/em> her habit of scoring in clutch<\/em> situations.<\/h4>\n

owing<\/strong> to<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u00a0is because of<\/em>. clutch<\/em><\/strong> is high pressure<\/em> and the ability to perform under pressure<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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elena delle donne playing for the washington mystics<\/em><\/h5>\n

elena delle donne<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

led<\/em> washington mystics to their first wnba title, picking up<\/em> her second wnba mvp title in the process<\/h4>\n

led<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the irregular past tense of lead<\/em>. pick up<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means win<\/em> in this context.<\/p>\n

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maya moore playing for\u00a0the minnesota lynx of\u00a0the wnba<\/i><\/h5>\n

maya moore<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

sat out<\/em> the 2019 season to focus on family and her faith<\/em>, she is also a wnba mvp winner, taking the award in 2014…she\u00a0had won<\/em> four wnba championships with the minnesota lynx before she turned 29.<\/h4>\n

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diana taurasi, elena delle donne and maya moore as teammates at the 2016 \u00a0olympics in rio (twitter\/@usabasketball)<\/em><\/h5>\n

do u agree with kobe bryant that these women (and possibly others) could keep up<\/em> in the nba now? share your views under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n

sit out<\/em><\/strong> means decide not to participate<\/em>. faith is what maya believes, her values.\u00a0had won<\/em><\/strong> is past perfect<\/strong><\/a>–it refers to maya turning 29 and the time before<\/em>.\u00a0had<\/em><\/strong> is an auxiliary verb and won<\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past participle for win<\/em>.<\/p>\n