Madina Okot in line for more history with Atlanta Dream in Women’s NBA

Kenyan basketball sensation Madina Okot will get a chance to play in her first Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) post-season, this after her Atlanta Dream side sealed a playoff spot with close to a month of regular play still left this year.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsDream, who are top of the Eastern Conference standings with a 25-13 record, are one of a full list of eight teams who already have their spots secure.Okot and her side made their trip to the playoffs a formality on Sunday, 23 August, after downing the Phoenix Mercury 99-89 at the Mortgage Matchup Centre.##NAJAVA_MECA_9916686##The win was one of four straight victories for Dream, who ended their daunting West Coast road trip with a 78-71 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday, 25 August at the Crypto.com Arena.Okot, coming in her usual spot from the bench, played eight minutes, scoring two points and registering one rebound.Madina Okot comes up big off the bench to lead Dream past Aces“This team continues to raise the bar on the court, and the exponential growth of the Dream franchise is a reflection of the incredible support and growing demand from our fans,” Morgan Shaw Parker, president and Chief Operating Officer of the Atlanta Dream, said on Wednesday, 26 August, referring to the franchise’s fourth consecutive playoff appearance and 12th post-season berth in franchise history.“Moving our playoff games to State Farm Arena is another exciting step in bringing the Dream to more fans across the Southeast, and giving this team the stage it has earned,” she added.Chege keen to rewrite wrongs ahead of weekend's PGK Equator Tour in SigonaCurrently fourth in the league standings, Dream, at the moment, hold homecourt advantage in the first playoff series, but are still left with important regular season games that could impact the seedings, including crucial meetings with leaders Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, 30 August, and back-to-back trips to face New York Liberty on Tuesday, 22 and Thursday, 24 September.For rookie Okot, however, her first year in the premier women's basketball league in the world could not have panned out any better, given its early, continuous lessons, and now the chance of a lifetime.##NAJAVA_MECA_9915626##To put it into context, Okot's teammate Angel Reese, who is widely recognised as one of the best players in the league, is now only making her first trip to the postseason, this being her third year in the WNBA.Atlanta Dream, who drafted Okot in the first round in April, are, on the other hand, still without a WNBA Championship, despite being established 18 years ago. Find a way through and become an instant hero, Okot.Form Four student leaves Malkia Strikers captain in awe following stunning debut

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