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Egusi, Nigerians, and Ewing - D.C. feels like home for Wizards rookie Okpara
For 22-year-old center Felix Okpara, Washington is going to mean way more than the city where his NBA career begins. It is also home to one of the largest Nigerian and African communities in the United States.
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