![Duke center Alison Bales, right, holds up an Indiana Fever jersey with WNBA commissioner Donna Orender after Bales was the ninth pick in the first round of the 2007 WNBA Draft, Wednesday, Duke center Alison Bales, right, holds up an Indiana Fever jersey with WNBA commissioner Donna Orender after Bales was the ninth pick in the first round of the 2007 WNBA Draft, Wednesday,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PBNG87/duke-center-alison-bales-right-holds-up-an-indiana-fever-jersey-with-wnba-commissioner-donna-orender-after-bales-was-the-ninth-pick-in-the-first-round-of-the-2007-wnba-draft-wednesday-april-4-2007-in-cleveland-ap-phototony-dejak-2PBNG87.jpg)
Duke center Alison Bales, right, holds up an Indiana Fever jersey with WNBA commissioner Donna Orender after Bales was the ninth pick in the first round of the 2007 WNBA Draft, Wednesday,
![Duke's Alison Bales bloque une seconde moitié de tir par Kathrin Ress du Boston College au stade intérieur Cameron à Durham, en Caroline du Nord, le jeudi 15 février 2007. Les Blue Duke's Alison Bales bloque une seconde moitié de tir par Kathrin Ress du Boston College au stade intérieur Cameron à Durham, en Caroline du Nord, le jeudi 15 février 2007. Les Blue](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2f1657g/dukes-alison-bales-bloque-une-seconde-moitie-de-tir-par-kathrin-ress-du-boston-college-au-stade-interieur-cameron-a-durham-en-caroline-du-nord-le-jeudi-15-fevrier-2007-les-blue-devils-ont-vaincu-les-eagles-73-52-photo-par-chuck-liddy-raleigh-news-observer-mct-sipa-usa-2f1657g.jpg)
Duke's Alison Bales bloque une seconde moitié de tir par Kathrin Ress du Boston College au stade intérieur Cameron à Durham, en Caroline du Nord, le jeudi 15 février 2007. Les Blue
![Made for the W on X: "Former #WNBA player Alison Bales went from operating in the paint, to operating on patients. Today we celebrate a true hero. Happy #NationalDoctorsDay. ⠀ #MadefortheW https://t.co/wk5UVIGySw" / Made for the W on X: "Former #WNBA player Alison Bales went from operating in the paint, to operating on patients. Today we celebrate a true hero. Happy #NationalDoctorsDay. ⠀ #MadefortheW https://t.co/wk5UVIGySw" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUY7icxX0AQ4Ktg.jpg)
Made for the W on X: "Former #WNBA player Alison Bales went from operating in the paint, to operating on patients. Today we celebrate a true hero. Happy #NationalDoctorsDay. ⠀ #MadefortheW https://t.co/wk5UVIGySw" /
![Made for the W on X: "Former #WNBA player Alison Bales went from operating in the paint, to operating on patients. Today we celebrate a true hero. Happy #NationalDoctorsDay. ⠀ #MadefortheW https://t.co/wk5UVIGySw" / Made for the W on X: "Former #WNBA player Alison Bales went from operating in the paint, to operating on patients. Today we celebrate a true hero. Happy #NationalDoctorsDay. ⠀ #MadefortheW https://t.co/wk5UVIGySw" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUY7icyXkAcQ7cj.jpg)
Made for the W on X: "Former #WNBA player Alison Bales went from operating in the paint, to operating on patients. Today we celebrate a true hero. Happy #NationalDoctorsDay. ⠀ #MadefortheW https://t.co/wk5UVIGySw" /
![Mar 20, 2007 - Raleigh, NC, USA - Duc Bluedevils (43) ALISON BALES comme le Duc Bluedevils battre le Temple Owls 62-52 comme l'est apparu dans le deuxième tour de la 2007 Mar 20, 2007 - Raleigh, NC, USA - Duc Bluedevils (43) ALISON BALES comme le Duc Bluedevils battre le Temple Owls 62-52 comme l'est apparu dans le deuxième tour de la 2007](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/dkdnde/mar-20-2007-raleigh-nc-usa-duc-bluedevils-43-alison-bales-comme-le-duc-bluedevils-battre-le-temple-owls-62-52-comme-l-est-apparu-dans-le-deuxieme-tour-de-la-2007-ncaa-division-i-womens-basketball-tournament-qui-a-eu-lieu-a-la-rbc-centre-situe-a-raleigh-credit-image-jason-moore-zuma-press-dkdnde.jpg)
Mar 20, 2007 - Raleigh, NC, USA - Duc Bluedevils (43) ALISON BALES comme le Duc Bluedevils battre le Temple Owls 62-52 comme l'est apparu dans le deuxième tour de la 2007
![Duke Women's Basketball on X: "Big day in Duke history as Alison Bales went No. 9 overall in the 2007 draft 😈 #DukeOnThisDay #DukeintheWNBA https://t.co/XhlBChFSlq" / X Duke Women's Basketball on X: "Big day in Duke history as Alison Bales went No. 9 overall in the 2007 draft 😈 #DukeOnThisDay #DukeintheWNBA https://t.co/XhlBChFSlq" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1246506564623781888/pu/img/Fg0v8-lKA07ukZLc.jpg)