Kenyan President William Ruto don attend di WNBA game between di Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty for Barclays Center inside Brooklyn, New York, on September 23, 2026, to show say e dey support Kenyan rookie Madina Okot. Ruto, wey dey United States for di 81st United Nations General Assembly, share fotos from di stands, including one selfie with Okot for her Atlanta Dream jersey and another one of imself wey dey hold basketball for di venue.
Okot, 6'6" centre from Mumias, dem pick am 13th overall by Atlanta Dream for di 2026 WNBA Draft, and she become di highest-drafted Kenyan player for league history. Di 24-year-old start to play basketball for 2020 and later play for Mississippi State and South Carolina for U.S. college basketball. With jersey No. 11, she come from bench small-small for di final game, play about three minutes and end with two points from one-of-one shooting, two rebounds and two fouls.
For dat night, Atlanta Dream beat New York Liberty 83-65. Atlanta score pass New York 23-7 for di second quarter to take control, with Allisha Gray lead Dream with 24 points and Naz Hillmon add 16. Di win secure Atlanta di No. 4 seed for WNBA playoffs, while New York finish as di No. 8 seed.
Okot don play regularly through her rookie campaign, dey average about 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds for around nine minutes per game. Her appearance for Barclays Center draw national attention as she still dey rise among Kenya top basketball talents for international stage.
