A handful of WNBA players, including Essence Carson, Chelsea Gray and Jantel Lavender of the Los Angeles Sparks, were next door to a deadly shooting in a nightclub in Istanbul early Sunday morning. Sparks coach Brian Agler confirmed to The Associated Press that Carson had texted him that the three players were OK.
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The Latest: Turkey raises death toll in club attack to 39
Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said that an armed assailant has opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Ye… . People leave as medics and security officials work at the scene after an attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
The Latest: Turkey raises death toll in club attack to 39
The minister said Sunday that of the victims identified so far 16 were foreign nationals. He did not provide any information on their countries.
WNBA players were near site of Istanbul attack, coach says
A handful of WNBA players, including Essence Carson, Chelsea Gray and Jantel Lavender of the Los Angeles Sparks, were next door to a deadly shooting in a nightclub in Istanbul on Saturday night. Sparks coach Brian Agler confirmed to The Associated Press that Carson had texted him that the three players were OK.