Margaret Martinez did her best, but she knew she needed to work on her game. Her 8-year-old daughter, Mackenzie, had fallen in love with the Liberty rookie Didi Richards’ defense and her hairstyle — two peppy Afro puffs.
When Martinez couldn’t get Mackenzie’s puffs quite right, she reached out to Richards on social media. “Do you have any tips on how I can improve?” Martinez asked on Twitter, attaching a photo of Mackenzie, in a Richards jersey, with matching puffs.
Richards tweeted back some tips on the technique — water, gel and edge control — and added, “give it two swoops and BOOM!” Boom.