She’s the only US woman competing in FIBA Esport Open this weekend
— Brando Simeo Starkey, The Undefeated
Perseverance defines the journey of Wendi Fleming, an NBA 2K gamer and the only woman on the USA Basketball E-National Team that will compete this weekend in the FIBA Esports Open II in the North and Central American Conference.
In February, the Chattanooga, Tennessee, native trekked to New York City for the NBA 2K League draft. Inside Terminal 5, Fleming fully expected to hear her gamertag “ALittleLady87” called in the draft.