Satou Sabally ran a few minutes behind for a video session with reporters and her younger sister, Nyara Sabally, didn't miss a beat in telling those assembled it was nothing new. Her sister was always running late.
Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally brings the ball up during the team's WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, June 7, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. Satou and Nyara Sabally were never competitive against each other growing up in Germany. Their mom made sure of that. The sisters, two years apart in age, will play against each other for the first time ever when Dallas visits New York on Sunday.
They will be the fifth set of sisters to play against each other in the league’s 27-year history. But when they discussed it as kids and teens, they envisioned it differently. Nyara joined them in Eugene in 2018 as the fulfilling piece of what Satou has described as a “package deal.” Satou started 14 of 16 games played for Dallas in the shortened 2020 WNBA season held in a bubble in Bradenton, Florida. She averaged 13.9 points per game and 7.8 rebounds, which ranked 12th in the league, and was theMonths later, Nyara finally suited up for the Ducks and started 21 of Oregon's 24 games leading the team in scoring and rebounding.
“For her, it was never a question,” Satou said. “She always wanted to play basketball and really fought through her injuries and just rehabbed … it’s hard to rehab.”
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