{"id":152236,"date":"2025-08-17T04:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T04:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/152236\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T04:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T04:22:11","slug":"west-mifflin-native-wnba-champion-tanisha-wright-hosts-back-to-school-bash-for-local-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/152236\/","title":{"rendered":"West Mifflin native, WNBA champion Tanisha Wright hosts back-to-school bash for local students"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Mifflin native, WNBA champion Tanisha Wright hosts back-to-school bash for local students <\/p>\n

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West Mifflin native, WNBA champion Tanisha Wright hosts back-to-school bash for local students<\/p>\n

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Gary Parker Memorial Park in West Mifflin was the site Saturday afternoon of a special back-to-school bash put on by a local WNBA champion.<\/p>\n

West Mifflin native and current Chicago Sky assistant coach Tanisha Wright hosted local kids for both a school supplies giveaway as well as a ribbon-cutting for the park’s newest basketball court.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is an event Wright puts on every year, and she told KDKA-TV that it’s the least she can do to give back to her hometown.<\/p>\n

“When a kid walks into school with a nice backpack on and something that they’ve picked out and they like, it’s a cool thing for them. I think that excites them. I think that gives them an energy to start the school year,” Wright said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Wright also hosted a mini basketball clinic for the kids who came out. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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