MIGHTY DUCK

TALL, GREEN TREES dot the basketball court at Larkey Park in Walnut Creek, CA. A chain-link fence surrounded by bushes blocks it off from Buena Vista Avenue. Walking trails, jungle gyms sets, a tennis court and a pool can also be found throughout the park. The asphalt on the court is dark green and the paint is covered in a shade of brown. White lines mark the half-court and free-throw stripes.

This is Sabrina Ionescu’s home court. Ionescu is now the NCAA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, entering her senior season with 18 of them. She’s all but a lock to be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft. But before all of that happened, she was playing here, at Larkey Park.

“I played at a few parks in Walnut Creek but Larkey Park was the one that we went to a lot of the time. I