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How Sky's Sydney Taylor and Natasha Cloud became fast friends

First publishedAug 7, 22:08 UTC
Last updatedAug 7, 23:26 UTC · 2m ago
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<p>In a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> season that has made everyone want to pull their hair out, two underdogs have helped redeem it: Sydney Taylor and Natasha Cloud.</p><p>The friendship began, as many great ones do, because their lockers are next to each other. They got to talking about fashion first — noticing each other's style, asking where certain pieces came from.</p><p>They share some New York-ness in their swagger.

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<p>In a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> season that has made everyone want to pull their hair out, two underdogs have helped redeem it: Sydney Taylor and Natasha Cloud.</p><p>The friendship began, as many great ones do, because their lockers are next to each other. They got to talking about fashion first — noticing each other's style, asking where certain pieces came from.</p><p>They share some New York-ness in their swagger. Taylor grew up on Long Island, and Cloud delighted in her stint with the Liberty last season.</p><p>Both have approached this season with a chip on their shoulder.</p><p>Cloud, 34, didn't get picked up by the Sky until May — after New York didn't ask her back and initial offers didn't come in, she doubted whether she'd play in the W at all. Taylor, 23, went undrafted and played overseas for two seasons, still believing she'd make it to the league.</p><p>Now they're proving the naysayers wrong.

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<p>In a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> season that has made everyone want to pull their hair out, two underdogs have helped redeem it: Sydney Taylor and Natasha Cloud.</p><p>The friendship began, as many great ones do, because their lockers are next to each other. They got to talking about fashion first — noticing each other's style, asking where certain pieces came from.</p><p>They share some New York-ness in their swagger.
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