Atlanta Dream rookie Madina Okot receive visit from Kenyan President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto afta Dream close dia regular season wit 83-65 victory over New York Liberty for Wednesday. Ruto dey New York City to attend United Nations General Assembly and watch di game wit NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatu and members of NBA Africa.
Okot, 22, meet di President and First Lady for courtside. Di clip show say Ruto, Rachel and Okot hug each other before one courtside talk and one selfie. "Dat one na very good honour, I appreciate am say e show up. I be di only Kenyan wey dey here and e just show how much e dey support sports for home," Okot tell The Associated Press. She add say: "I manage to talk some Swahili today. I too happy say I speak Swahili to my President and di First Lady."
Dream secure di fourth seed wit back-to-back wins over New York, finish wit 30 victories. Okot, dem draft her 13th overall by Atlanta, produce two points and two rebounds inside three minutes against Liberty and e dey average 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds for her first professional season.
