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Translator Is Shock's Sixth Man

The Washington Post | July 3, 1999 | Copyright

When Detroit Shock Coach Nancy Lieberman-Cline wants to talk to forward Elena Tornikidou of Russia and guard Claudia Maria das Neves of Brazil, she turns to translator Katerina Mazeva Brown for help.

"We couldn't communicate without Katerina," Lieberman-Cline said. Tornikidou speaks Russian and Spanish, while Neves speaks Portuguese and Spanish. Neither player speaks nor understands much English, but they know how to play pro basketball.

So Lieberman-Cline uses Brown to translate what she needs them to do on the court during games and practices. Brown, who grew up in Bulgaria…

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