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Pepper Persley
JoinedJuly 28, 2020
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Pepper Persley is a nine year old journalist who focuses on the WNBA. She has her own talk show, Dish With Pepper, that shares inspiring stories through her interviews. Pepper has interviewed Katie Smith, Natasha Cloud, Liz Plank, Meghan McPeak, and Ari Chambers for the show. She has also interviewed Diana Taurasi, Elena Delle Donne, Tina Charles, and Skylar Diggins-Smith to promote the WNBA. Pepper has interviewed Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, and Zoe Saldana on Good Morning America, been featured in a video on Michelle Obama's Instagram page, and been a part of an anti-bullying video for The Today Show. She also loves playing basketball, soccer, taekwondo, and the violin.
Sabrina Ionescu - Exit Interview
Pepper Persley·November 7, 2020·2 min read

Five Takeaways From Sabrina Ionescu’s Exit Interview

Sabrina Ionescu’s rookie season with the New York Liberty ended early because of an ankle injury in her third WNBA...
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Ny Liberty Continue Their Fight Against Social Injustice
Pepper Persley·September 11, 2020·4 min read

New York Liberty’s Layshia Clarendon on All Things Social Justice and Basketball

I was able to speak with New York Liberty guard, Layshia Clarendon, to get their perspective on the WNBA’s social...
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Kyrie Irving WNBA opt-out fund
Pepper Persley·July 31, 2020·2 min read

Kyrie Irving Commits $1.5 Million to WNBA Players

This WNBA season will be different than all others because of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Some players like Natasha Cloud...
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Breaking Down the New York Liberty 2020 and Beyond
Pepper Persley·September 17, 2020·4 min read

Breaking Down the New York Liberty 2020 and Beyond

This Liberty season has been really interesting because the team was in the “Wubble” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and...
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Life in the Wubble
Pepper Persley·August 21, 2020·1 min read

Life Inside “The Wubble” Featuring the New York Liberty

I wanted to learn more about what it is like inside the WNBA’s “Wubble”, so I asked several New York...
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