'I'm representing those who are not professional basketball players but appreciate the game, and I'm representing those who are 5'2.'
"I'm representing those who are not professional basketball players but appreciate the game, and I'm representing those who are 5'2." and her family brought with them when they fled the country in 1975, when she was three years old, and resettled in Denver.
And this year, she gets to celebrate it by taking the ceremonial first shot at the Denver Nuggets game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, February 14 — the first home game since the start of the Lunar New Year this past weekend. She asked why she'd been chosen, and says the team official told her that"we want to recognize people who are doing the work, who actually had a direct hand in making this possible."
"I'm representing more than one person in the shot, so I'll give it my all," she continues."I'm representing the AAPI community. I believe my ancestors will be there. I'm representing refugees and immigrants. I'm representing those who are not professional basketball players but appreciate the game, and I'm representing those who are 5'2."
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