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Tiffany Hayes breathes harder now.
So hard, she can hear herself. Sometimes, she’ll just be sitting, fully relaxed. But her breathing would sound as if she were running. Like she’s mid-workout. Like it’s a struggle.
It’s been some two months since Hayes took a blow to the nostrils on a post-up by Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin. The injury leaves her nasal passage still restricted. The wheeze lives with her for now, until she can address it comprehensively in the offseason. A black protective mask covers her face during games. Multiple hits to the face since then remind her of its necessity.
“The mask is staying for now,” said Hayes, affectionately dubbed “Tip” by most. “It’s chippy out here. People just do a little too much sometimes. So, yeah, it’s definitely going to stay. I like the mask. ‘Masked Tip’ be hooping.”
The irony, though, is that Hayes is breathing easier than she ever has.
Because what she’s inhaling now isn’t the stale, recycled air of others’ expectations. The pressurized toxicity of outside validation no longer fills her lungs. That was another life. Another version of Tip. The Hayes who did what others thought was best. Who quietly pursued affirmation in praise and accolades, who found value in their attainment.
This Hayes, the one who came out of retirement and won Sixth Woman of the Year in 2024, the one who assumed the leadership role of the expansion Golden State Valkyries, has found something rare in pro sports.
Peace.
“I used to do things that were best for other people, and I regret it,” she says now. “So I just try to do what’s best for me. And it’s been working out great.”
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The signing of Hayes, infusing her into the building blocks of this infant franchise, has been one of the best moves in this surprising season.
It took Hayes a long time to reach this enlightenment. She’ll be 36 in September. She’s in her 13th season. But she looks and plays 10 years younger thanks to the fresh air she’s found above the fray. Her value, she’s convinced, is independent of accolades. Her game, her character, her contributions to whatever team she’s on — they’re valuable no matter who sees them.
The peace she owns made jumping into the expansion life an easy call for Hayes. It explains why she seems to be loving it, why she embraces being in the center of this patchwork huddle.
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She came to the Bay without fanfare. No billboard. Just a lowkey deal between a veteran who’d seen it all and a franchise just opening its eyes. Golden State needed credibility. Someone who wouldn’t flinch at what was to come. Hayes needed freedom to be herself, play her game. A place where she could be Tip.
They found each other at the perfect time.
“To be a pioneer is hard,” Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin said. “This was an opportunity to co-create an experience that would be beneficial for both. She has a beautiful entrepreneurial spirit. And what I pretty much told her was that this is a class in entrepreneurship — 101 to 501 in one year. To really put an idea to paper. To give us a precious year of her career to help build what we thought would be something amazing. … And she took a chance.”
Expansion teams can be a mess. Overwhelmed to the point of disorganization. A locker room lacking cohesion from its hurried collaboration, loaded with misfit pieces and fringe players hoping to carve out relevance.
But the Valkyries? They’ve been shockingly cohesive. Professional. Even joyful at times. They hit a rough patch before the All-Star break, losing five of six. But they’re still in the playoff hunt.
Somehow, Golden State has made it work. In part because of Hayes.
Hayes starred at UConn — from the 90 straight wins era — and spent 10 years with the Atlanta Dream. She made her lone WNBA All-Star appearance in 2017. Should have been more than one, if you ask her. Hayes is now on her third team in three seasons. She retired and came back. She’s started and come off the bench. She excelled at scoring and played defense. She’s played for Team USA and the Azerbaijan women’s national team. Her wealth of experiences made her ideal for this inaugural season. She came in equipped to deal with just about whatever would come.
Including the warmth she’s found. The camaraderie of being on a team furnished with overcomers.
“I still believe that I was an underdog in most of my career,” Hayes said, “and kind of unseen for most of my career. I’ve been having my head down and being a good professional and playing my hardest every single season I’ve been in the league. So to be on a team full of people like that, and a team full of people who want everybody to the left and right to succeed, it’s super dope to be part of. So I’m grateful.”
Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase predicted this. She told Nyanin to go and get Hayes. Nyanin didn’t know Hayes. She knew she’d never heard a bad word about her, and remembers appreciating her reasoning for opting out of the WNBA bubble in 2020.
But Nakase was with Hayes last season in Las Vegas. Nakase was an assistant coach as Hayes came out of retirement to average 9.5 points in 21 minutes off the bench — shooting 50 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from 3.
According to Nyanin, Nakase was certain Hayes would be ideal for the locker room. Nakase knew she’d need a true vet. She also knew Hayes deserved an opportunity like this, to be liberated as a player and leader.
Nakase was proven right immediately. One illustrative moment came after she sustained a nose injury. Hayes missed the next three games. Upon her return, coaches were considering lineup combinations — including Hayes coming off the bench. An early chance to create tension in this new relationship.
But Hayes was clear. She told coaches she didn’t come to the Valkyries to start. She came to win. Whatever it takes.
“And to hear that from your ultimate vet, the person who took a chance on this new franchise,” Nyanin explained. “There’s been a ton of growth (in Hayes), and I’m just grateful to be a part of it.”
Her teammates call her auntie. Auntie Tip.
Auntie is a term of endearment, a reference to the mom-aged woman young people like being around. Aunties are cool, with their cocoa butter and classic music. They don’t call her Auntie Tip just because she’s the eldest on the squad and eight years above the league average. It’s an appreciation of her sophistication and polish. Recognition of the swag that comes with her experience.
“I don’t mind it though,” Hayes said. “It’s whatever. I don’t look like your auntie. I probably look younger than you. But go off.”
Hayes embodies the Valkyrie’s personality. The urgency. The rebellious energy. The aggressiveness. It’s the character of the roster and the foundation of the new franchise. The freedom to compete, to be uninhibited in pursuit of victory.
One play in Minnesota earlier this month, she lost her shoe during a possession and tossed it aside. She ended the same possession by draining a 30-footer. The type of moment to laugh about in film sessions. The type of moment that’s memorable because it meant more than it looked. It was gritty. Unorthodox. Unbothered. Just like this team.
Hayes sets the whatever-it-takes tone. Whether being glued to Caitlin Clark — which is why she’s 7 of 26 from the field against the Valkyries this season, including 2 of 12 from 3 — or lighting up Seattle like she did at Chase Center in June. Hayes’ energy, which still seems endless, feeds the team.
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Mask on, motor humming, cutting through defenders like it’s 2015 again. There’s still fire in her game. She still boasts the first-step quickness that made her a menace in Atlanta. But what Hayes has now is a calm spirit to match.
Hayes worked for this peace. Earned it. Built it brick by brick out of heartbreak, hard lessons, and a whole lot of self-reflection. Emotionally. Mentally. She’s never been clearer.
She meditates. She prays. She enjoys uplifting music. She savors good food. She consumes fashion. And that’s not to say she likes nice clothes. She can rock gigantic fur pants, or shorts with a blazer, or incorporate 10 ties into her outfit — and make it all look fly.
It’s all part of her bent to stimulate her mind and body.
“I don’t even like to be associated with negativity,” Hayes continued. “Nowadays it’s just like people feed off that, especially in the W. People, the fans, feed off of negativity, and it just seems like that’s growing a little too much for me. And I don’t really like that. So I try to stay out of it. I try to duck the smoke, like the kids say, whatever that is.”
It’s easier to breathe that way.
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/marcus-thompson-ii/">Marcus Thompson II</a> is a lead columnist at The Athletic. He is a prominent voice in the Bay Area sports scene after 18 years with Bay Area News Group, including 10 seasons covering the Warriors and four as a columnist. Marcus is also the author of the best-selling biography &#8220;GOLDEN: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry.&#8221;
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CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
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<li>Selected No.14 overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream.</li>
<li>Rights traded to the Connecticut Sun on February 9, 2023. Hayes signed one-year contract with the Sun on February 15, 2023.</li>
</ul>
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
<ul>
<li>All-WNBA First Team (2018)</li>
<li>WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018)</li>
<li>Breakout campaign in 2018 saw her finish sixth in MVP balloting and fourth in Defensive Player of the Year voting when she was a three-time pick as Eastern Conference Player of the Week</li>
<li>Eastern Conference Player of the Month (May 2017)</li>
<li>WNBA All-Rookie Team (2012)</li>
</ul>
2023 SEASON WITH CONNECTICUT:
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in all 40 games for the Sun in 2023.</li>
<li>Averaged 12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.9 steals per game.</li>
<li>Reached 4,000 career points on 6/27 against New York.</li>
<li>Reached 1,000 career rebounds on 7/30 against Minnesota.</li>
<li>Became seventh fastest player to achieve at least 4,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 750 assists, 300 steals and 350 three-point field goals in WNBA history- 307 games (1/15 to accomplish in league history).</li>
<li>Finished in double-figures 28 times, including 14 straight games from 8/4-9/8.</li>
<li>Recorded four 20+ point games and nine 15+ point games.</li>
<li>Tallied a season-high 28 points against Dallas on 7/25, going a perfect 10-10 from the free-throw line.</li>
<li>Tied her career-high with eight assists against Washington on 5/23.</li>
</ul>
2022 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Started in all 11 games played.</li>
<li>Averaged 16.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.</li>
<li>Played her first game of the season at New York (6/23) after missing the beginning of the season because of overseas obligations and a right knee injury.
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<li>Scored a team-high 21 points in her first game back to help the Dream defeat the Liberty.</li>
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<li>Lifted the Dream to a win over the eventual WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces (7/19) with a season-high 31 points.</li>
<li>Recorded a season-high 8 rebounds at Chicago (7/12).</li>
<li>Scored in double-digits in 10 straight games until an injury 11 minutes into her last game of the season against Dallas (7/30).</li>
</ul>
2021 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA: 
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<li>Started in 19 of 21 games played.</li>
<li>Career-best season saw her average 14.7 points, 1.6 steals and 3.0 assists per game.</li>
<li>Her 1.6 steals per game led the team and ranked 6th among all players in the league this season.</li>
<li>Only player in the WNBA in 2021 to average at least 14 points per game (14.67), 1.5 steals per game (1.57) and 3 assists per game (3.0).</li>
<li>Hayes shot 40.5% from the three-point line in 2021, making her one of five players in the league in 2021 to shoot at least 40% from beyond the arc while averaging at least 4 attempted three-pointers per game.</li>
<li>One of only seven players in the league with at least 31 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in a game in 2021, joined by her teammate Courtney Williams (recorded 31/6/3 against Indiana on 9/14).</li>
<li>She became the first Dream player since Renee Montgomery in 2018 to record 5+ steals in a game, recording five at Washington (6/17).
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<li>She was one of only two Dream players in 2021 to record five or more steals in a game (Cheyenne Parker).</li>
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<li>One of four Dream players in 2021 with 4+ steals in multiple games (Bradford, McDonald, Sims), recording two (5 at Washington on 6/17 and 4 at Washington again on 9/10).</li>
<li>Her season-high 31 points against Indiana (9/14) brought her to three career 30-point games; her eight 20+ point games in 2021 brought her to 53 career 20-point outings.</li>
<li>Returned for her first WNBA game since 2019, picking up 3 steals, 2 assists and 5 points against Chicago (5/19).</li>
<li>Back-to-back 26-point outings at Chicago (5/25) and against Dallas (5/27).</li>
<li>Reached 300 career made three-pointers at Washington (9/10).</li>
<li>Missed nine games in the middle of the season after tearing her right ACL at Washington (6/17).</li>
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Started in all 29 games played.</li>
<li>Reached 3,000 career points with a team-leading and then-season-high 28 points against Indiana (6/19)</li>
<li>Secured her position as the Dream’s all-time leading three-point shooter, making the most three-pointers (273) and attempting the most (857) of any Dream player in franchise history.</li>
<li>Set a new career high record with 34 points at Indiana (8/10) with 12 made field goals.</li>
<li>Took a career-high 23 shots from the field against Chicago (8/20)</li>
<li>Scored in double digits 22 times and led the team in scoring 11 times.</li>
<li>Scored in double figures in her last nine games of the season, leading the team in four of those games.</li>
<li>Posted six 20+ point outings with one 30+ performance, bringing her to 34 games with 20 or more points (second-most in franchise history) and two games with 30 or more points in her career (third-most in franchise history).</li>
<li>Led the team in assists eight times with a season-high six assists at Connecticut (6/21)</li>
<li>Sat out the final three games of the season with a knee injury.</li>
</ul>
2018 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Started in 34 of 36 games played.</li>
<li>Averaged 28.9 minutes per game and 17.2 points per game.</li>
<li>Averaged a 81.7 free-throw percentage in the regular season</li>
<li>Averaged 6.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs.</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 28 points, went 6-of-11 from behind the arc, and 4-4 from the free-throw line against Minnesota (8/5)</li>
<li>Had a season-high 8 rebounds against Connecticut (7/17)</li>
<li>Went 10-of-10 from the free-throw line against Dallas (5/10)</li>
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2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA: 
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<li>Appeared and started in 33 games.</li>
<li>Led the Dream in scoring with a career-high 16.3 points per game, good for 13th in the WNBA.</li>
<li>Her 166 field goals, 48 three-point baskets and 158 free-throws made were all career-highs.</li>
<li>Finished in double-figure scoring in 30 games during the season.</li>
<li>Scored 25 points against Minnesota on (7/28)</li>
<li>Helped the Dream to a win over San Antonio with 25 points and seven rebounds on (7/18)</li>
<li>Earned first career start and appearance in the WNBA All-Star game.</li>
<li>Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month (May).</li>
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2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Played and started 33 games for the Dream.</li>
<li>Averaged 15 points and 3.4 rebounds a game.</li>
<li>Scored 30 points and shot 10-of-17 from the field in Atlanta’s second round playoff loss to the Chicago Sky (9/25)</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 32 points vs. Sparks (6/30)</li>
<li>Went an impressive 10-of-10 from the free-throw line resulting and finished with 27 points vs. Liberty (5/24)</li>
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2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA: 
<ul>
<li>Played in 28 games and made 27 starts.</li>
<li>22 double-digit scoring games</li>
<li>Career-high 28 points at Indiana with 14-15 shooting from the free throw line (8/28)</li>
<li>Career-high 9 defensive rebounds against Connecticut (8/25)</li>
<li>Career-high 16 field goals attempted (7/31)</li>
<li>Tied (10th) with Brittney Griner for free throws (99)</li>
<li>Averaged 12.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.</li>
<li>Led the Dream in scoring on 5 occasions.</li>
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2014 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Played in all 34 games, making 32 starts.</li>
<li>Averaged 12.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.</li>
<li>Ranked 22nd in the WNBA in scoring and fourth among guards in field goal percentage (.463)</li>
<li>Ranked eighth in assist/turnover ratio (2.15)</li>
<li>25 double-digit scoring games, including five with 20+ points.</li>
<li>Led or shared team lead in scoring six times</li>
<li>Tied then-career high with 23 points, plus six boards and six assists vs. Connecticut (7/29)</li>
<li>Career-high 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting at Tulsa (7/31)</li>
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Played in 23 games, including four starts.</li>
<li>Missed seven games due to surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee July 9, and four more games after aggravating the injury.</li>
<li>Team was 15-8 when she played, 2-9 when she didn’t.</li>
<li>Averaged 11.3 points and 3.7 rebounds.</li>
<li>Scored in double figures 12 times, including three games with more than 20 points.</li>
<li>Led team in scoring four times.</li>
</ul>
2012 HIGHLIGHTS WITH ATLANTA:
<ul>
<li>Played in all 34 games, including 17 starts.</li>
<li>Named to the 2012 WNBA All-Rookie Team</li>
<li>Ranked fifth among all rookies in the WNBA in scoring at 8.6 points per game, second in assists (2.1) and 10th in rebounding (3.1)</li>
<li>Averaged 11.9 points in her 17 starts.</li>
<li>Reached double figures in scoring 16 times.</li>
<li>Ranked 24th in the WNBA in free throw percentage at 78.6 percent.</li>
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WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER:
2023 (Connecticut):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in seven postseason contests for Connecticut.</li>
<li>Averaged 14.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.6 steals per game.</li>
<li>Tied her postseason career-high with 30 points in Game 2 of the WNBA Semifinals against New York on 9/26.</li>
</ul>
2018 (Atlanta):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in five postseason contests for Atlanta.</li>
<li>Averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.</li>
<li>Led the Dream to victory over the Mystics with 23 points and 11 rebounds in Game 4 of the playoffs.</li>
</ul>
2016 (Atlanta):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in one postseason contest for the Dream dropping a postseason career-high 30 points against Chicago on 9/25.</li>
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2014 (Atlanta):
<ul>
<li>Appeared and started in three postseason contests for the Dream.</li>
<li>Averaged 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.</li>
</ul>
2013 (Atlanta):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in eight postseason contests for the Dream, starting in six.</li>
<li>Averaged 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.</li>
</ul>
2012 (Atlanta):
<ul>
<li>Appeared in three postseason contests for the Dream.</li>
<li>Averaged 4.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game.</li>
</ul>
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
<ul>
<li>2012-13: Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Israel</li>
<li>2013-14: Beşiktaş JK, Turkey and America de Recife, Brazil</li>
<li>2015-16: Yakin Dogu, Turkey</li>
<li>2016-17: Mersin BSB, Turkey</li>
<li>2017-18: Maccabi Ashdod, Israel</li>
<li>2018-19: CCC Polkowice, Poland</li>
<li>2019-20: Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca, Spain</li>
<li>2020-21: Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca, Spain</li>
<li>2021-23: Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü, Turkey</li>
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
<ul>
<li>Two-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection.</li>
<li>Helped Connecticut to two national championships and four Final Four appearances.</li>
<li>Finished career with 147-7 record as a Husky.</li>
<li>Tallied 23 20+ point performances, including three 30+ point performances as a senior</li>
<li>Averaged 14.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game as senior.</li>
<li>Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Kingston Regional</li>
<li>Finalist for the Wooden Award and Wade Trophy</li>
<li>Associated Press Third Team All-American.</li>
</ul>
PERSONAL:
<ul>
<li>Parents are Dorothy and Renard Hayes</li>
<li>Majored in Sociology at Connecticut</li>
<li>Led Winter Haven High School to a combined record of 117-9 during four-year prep career.</li>
<li>Also lettered in softball and cross country in high school.</li>
</ul>
TIFFANY HAYES IN THE NEWS:
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<li><a href="https://andscape.com/features/connecticut-sun-guard-tiffany-hayes-is-grateful-for-her-second-act/">Connecticut Sun guard Tiffany Hayes is grateful for her second act (September 23, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/article/connecticut-sun-indiana-fever-tiffany-hayes-18355833.php">Tiffany Hayes leads Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever (September 8, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/article/tiffany-hayes-connecticut-sun-wnba-18139868.php">Former UConn women’s basketball guard Tiffany Hayes adjusting well with CT Sun: ‘Great journey’ (June 7, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/article/tiffany-hayes-connecticut-sun-wnba-18079260.php">Former UConn star Tiffany Hayes excited to join WNBA’s CT Sun (May 5, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theleadsm.com/hayes-trade-may-keep-sun-ablaze/">Hayes Trade May Keep Sun Ablaze (March 7, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thenexthoops.com/features/dream-send-tiffany-hayes-to-sun-for-draft-pick/">Dream send Tiffany Hayes to Sun for draft pick (February 9, 2023)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/state-sports/tiffany-hayes-scores-31-as-dream-upset-aces-in-las-vegas/QSSTOKSXP5GCDHNHPLPUVNINUM/">Tiffany Hayes scores 31 as Dream upset Aces in Las Vegas (July 19, 2022)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/dream-tiffany-hayes-opts-out-2020-season/H1yb8Q3ShtgZud2aXICzJO/">Dream’s Tiffany Hayes opts out of 2020 season (June 23, 2020)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.si.com/wnba/2018/09/01/ap-bkl-dream-mystics-tiffany-hayes-leads-atlanta">Tiffany Hayes Helps Dream Past Elena Delle Donne-less Mystics (August 31, 2018)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/dream-tiffany-hayes-named-wnba-player-the-week/3TBxlTqe1SedCiwBuMgILP/">Dream’s Tiffany Hayes named WNBA Player of the Week (July 23, 2018)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/20363216/tiffany-hayes-steps-atlanta-dream">Tiffany Hayes steps up for Atlanta Dream (August 16, 2017)</a></li>
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