{"id":8844,"date":"2023-07-26T17:01:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T15:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/?p=8844"},"modified":"2024-04-26T19:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:35:48","slug":"interview-with-kent-washington-former-professional-basketball-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/2023\/07\/26\/interview-with-kent-washington-former-professional-basketball-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Kent Washington\u2014Former Professional Basketball Player"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Release date: July 26, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This interview is a part of the\u00a0<\/em>Polish and Flourish<em>\u00a0series\u2014where we speak with inspiring individuals living in the US who are Polish, have Polish roots, or have lived in Poland and are deeply inspired by it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about how Kent Washington\u2019s unique basketball playing style made him a celebrity and led to him be the first Black professional basketball player to play behind the Iron Curtain. He won the Polish Cup in 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/TDwb1Ifwihc\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent Washington played professional basketball in the Polish People&#8217;s Republic from 1979-1983. He is the author of the 2021 memoir &#8222;Kentomania: A Black Basketball Virtuoso in Communist Poland.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a \u201cwon\u2019t be denied\u201d attitude, Kent Washington took basketball to a level that few&nbsp;could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent Washington was born in New Rochelle, New York, on January 10, 1955. The son of Ralph and Cloteal Washington and the younger brother of Kurt, he attended the New Rochelle Public Schools. 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In this exclusive interview, this accomplished athlete tells Culture.pl why his time in Poland was \u2018the greatest experience he ever had\u2019, what the reactions of Polish fans were to him winning the 1983 Polish Cup and\u2026 how he ended up in the cult Polish comedy film \u2018Teddy Bear\u2019 (Mi\u015b) [<a href=\"https:\/\/35mm.online\/vod\/fabula\/mis\"><strong>watch for free at 35mm.online<\/strong><\/a>].<\/em>&#8222;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-26-at-10.51.17-AM-1022x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8845\" width=\"572\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-26-at-10.51.17-AM-1022x1024.png 1022w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-26-at-10.51.17-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-26-at-10.51.17-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-26-at-10.51.17-AM-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-26-at-10.51.17-AM.png 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><figcaption>Kent Washington, photo: Kent Washington&#8217;s private archive. 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