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Nancy Lieberman still remembers when the disease<\/a> impacted her friends.<\/p>\n

In 1986, Lieberman became the first woman to play in a men’s professional basketball league when she joined the Springfield Fame in the United States Basketball League (USBL). Micheal Ray Richardson, her former teammate, died after a prostate cancer diagnosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I spoke at Micheal Ray Richardson\u2019s funeral,” she said. “He happened to be my teammate when there was no WNBA.”<\/p>\n

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Lieberman said Richardson kept the disease hidden from those close to him.<\/p>\n

“He didn\u2019t want to tell his wife, Kim,” Lieberman said. “He didn\u2019t want to tell the family.”<\/p>\n

Former players Spencer Haywood and Alonzo Mourning, along with ESPN’s Jay Harris<\/a>, survived battles with the disease.<\/p>\n

Those names now drive her message to men.<\/p>\n

NFL PRO BOWL TIGHT END SPREADING AWARENESS ON PROSTATE CANCER, A CAUSE THAT HITS HOME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The women’s basketball legend has joined the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Ice Cube and the BIG3 to push a simple message: Ask for a PSA test<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“You must tell the doctor, \u2018Check the box,\u2019 because sometimes they will not check the box,” Lieberman said.<\/p>\n

The box is for the PSA test. PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen. The Prostate Cancer Foundation\u2019s “Check the Box” campaign tells men to talk to their doctor, take a simple blood test and learn their PSA score.<\/p>\n

Lieberman said the goal is to make men ask for the test when they already have blood drawn.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s the PSA box,” Lieberman said. “It\u2019s the prostate-specific antigen.”<\/p>\n

Lieberman also called on women to push the men in their lives to act.<\/p>\n

“If you\u2019re a woman, we\u2019re going to nudge our men and say, \u2018Go to the doctor. Don\u2019t be afraid. We are standing right with you,\u2019” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wnba-legend-nancy-lieberman-sends-urgent-warning-men-disease-affects-friends <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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