Nikki McCray operates two child-care centers. Brooke Wyckoff just finished an internship with an advertising agency. Stacey Dales has wrapped up a stint as an ESPN studio analyst.
On Monday, McCray, Wyckoff and Dales donned different working garb. They suited up as members of the Chicago Sky, an expansion team in the Women's National Basketball Association.
"This is not a summer vacation," said McCray, an eight-year WNBA veteran.
She was referring to the Sky's 34-game season, which will begin May 20 and run until Aug. 13--longer if the new franchise makes the playoffs.
McCray brings impressive credentials to "my second job," as she described it. She was an All-American at Tennessee, an Olympic gold medalist and a three-time WNBA All-Star.
And while the WNBA's $32,000-to-$90,000 salary range does not approach NBA standards, the women's league "has established the possibility for women to be pro basketball players," said Steve Key, assistant to Sky head coach and general manager Dave Cowens.
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