The diverse styles, identities, and heritages of the WNBA players speak magnitudes to ... stand-out Asian players like Han Xu are becoming more recognizable on a mainstream, off-court scale.

Han and the 6’7” Li, who is with the Chicago Sky, are the latest of a half dozen Chinese players to have spent time in the WNBA. The first to have an impact in the league was Haixia Zheng ...