WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
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The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA) award given to the player voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The all-star game began during the 1999 WNBA season
, the third year of the WNBA. There was no game held in 2004, 2008, or 2010.
Lisa Leslie
holds the record for most times winning the award. She won it in 1999, 2001, and 2002.
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
(WNBA) award given to the player voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The all-star game began during the 1999 WNBA season
1999 WNBA season
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, the third year of the WNBA. There was no game held in 2004, 2008, or 2010.
Lisa Leslie
Lisa Leslie
Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood is a former American professional women's basketball player in the WNBA. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner...
holds the record for most times winning the award. She won it in 1999, 2001, and 2002.
Winners
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1999 1999 WNBA All-Star Game The 1999 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 14, 1999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Even though the WNBA began in 1997, this was the inaugural All-Star Game.-Rosters:*1 Injured-Coaches:... |
Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
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2000 2000 WNBA All-Star Game The 2000 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 17, 2000 at America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the 2nd annual WNBA All-Star Game.-Rosters:*1 Injured*2 Starting in place of injured player-Coaches:... |
Houston Comets Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
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2001 2001 WNBA All-Star Game The 2001 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 16, 2001 at TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida. This was the 3rd annual WNBA All-Star Game.-Rosters:*1 Injured*2 Starting in place of injured player-Coaches:... |
(2) | Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
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2002 2002 WNBA All-Star Game The 2002 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 15, 2002 at MCI Center in Washington D.C.. This was the 4th annual WNBA All-Star Game.-Rosters:*1 Injured*2 Injury replacement*3 Starting in place of injured player-Coaches:... |
(3) | Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
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2003 2003 WNBA All-Star Game The 2003 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. This is the second time New York hosted the contest after previously hosting the 1999 game... |
Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began... |
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2004 | — | — | — |
2005 2005 WNBA All-Star Game The 2005 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 9, 2005 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 6th annual WNBA All-Star Game. This was the first time Connecticut hosted the basketball showcase.-Rosters:... |
Houston Comets Houston Comets The Houston Comets were a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team was one of the best original eight WNBA teams and won the first four championships of the league's existence. The Comets were the first dynasty of the WNBA and... |
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2006 2006 WNBA All-Star Game The 2006 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. The game was the 7th annual WNBA All-Star Game... |
Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun is a professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded in Orlando, Florida before the 1999 season began; the team moved to Connecticut before the 2003 season... |
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2007 2007 WNBA All-Star Game The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 15, 2007 at Verizon Center in Washington D.C., home of the Washington Mystics. The game was the 8th annual WNBA All-Star Game... |
Detroit Shock Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006 and 2008 WNBA champion... |
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2008 | — | — | — |
2009 2009 WNBA All-Star Game The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, home of the Connecticut Sun. The game was the 9th annual WNBA All-Star Game... |
Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |
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2010 | — | — | — |
2011 2011 WNBA All-Star Game The 2011 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 23, 2011 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, home of the San Antonio Silver Stars. The game was the 10th WNBA All-Star Game, which has been held annually since 1999 except in 2004, 2008, and 2010... |
(2) | Seattle Storm Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began... |