From playing at a mid-major to becoming a WNBA veteran, this is Natasha Cloud's basketball story: “Growing up in a middle class family, my dad’s working two jobs to keep a roof over our head and food on the table, I knew basketball was my way out. Understanding that I could go and get a college degree that I wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise. I was a mid-major kid, so I thought the WNBA wasn’t even on my radar. I thought how can I put myself in the best position moving forward through this game that God has given me — this beautiful, beautiful game. Then, I go to St. Joe’s and start going crazy — we played Maryland the year after I transferred and we beat them, a top-five team in the country, played Syracuse and lost by one.... We were playing all of these top teams in the country, and in that, I was like, ‘Hold on, I can do this!’ I’m guarding Jewell, I’m guarding AT, I’m guarding Slim.... I’m guarding all these players that are top prospects in the draft next season. Within that, ...