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The Atlanta Glory was a women's professional
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team in
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. It was a member of the American Basketball League. The Glory played its home games in
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. The team folded before the start of the abortive third ABL season in 1998. Notable players for the Glory included their star and head coach,
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, as well as
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and Katrina McClain Johnson. The Atlanta Glory, owned by Dwight Martin, was also a proposed 2012 expansion team of the
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.


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"Minnesota Lynx Announce New Assistant Coaches" at WNBA.com
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