Natasha Cloud

women's sport, women's basketball, WNBA

NBA star starts fund to help women players sit out season

One of the biggest stars in the NBA has stepped in to help women players who decide not to make themselves available for the WNBA this season due to concerns over coronavirus or social justice.

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets has pledged $1.5m (£1.2m) through his KAI Empowerment Initiative Fund to provide support for those who fail to qualify for a medical exemption or choose to...