Mispronunciation of Black WNBA Players' Names Cited

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Minnesota Lynx forward Natalie Achonwa (uh-CHON-wuh) called out announcers and broadcasters for ongoing mispronunciations and misspellings of Black WNBA players names.

Achonwa, who’s played in the WNBA for seven years, had her name misspelled in a graphic during a Lynx game on June 6, according to a USA Today report.

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