Kia Nurse

Kia Nurse, Canadian basketball player

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Born: February 22, 1996
Age in 2026: 30
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1996

About Kia Nurse

Kia Augustine Nurse is a Canadian profesional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball. She is also a basketball analyst featured on TSN. At the 2018 WNBA draft, Nurse was drafted by the New York Liberty in the first round as the tenth overall pick. In July 2019, Nurse was named as a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time in her career. Nurse also participated in the Three-Point Contest but was one of four competitors eliminated in the first round. Canada faced Cuba in a preliminary round and won 53–40, but in the championship game, Cuba prevailed 79–71.

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Kia Nurse timeline

2018At the 2018 WNBA draft, Nurse was drafted by the New York Liberty in the first round as the tenth overall pick.
2019In July 2019, Nurse was named as a starter for the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time in her career.

The world when Kia Nurse was born

Kia Nurse was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

#1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
Top movieThe English Patient
Top TV showER
Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
Defining fadMacarena dance craze
Notable inventionPalm Pilot
World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kia Nurse's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1996	2026
Gas	$1.23	$3.45/gal
Average home	$115,800	$435,000
Average income	$44,006	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.42	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.32	$0.73
Population	265.2M	341 million

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