Lisa Deshaun Leslie is a former American professional women's basketball player who played in the WNBA. She is a three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner. The number seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft, she followed a superb career at the Univers...
University of Southern California, Morningside High School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Michael Lockwood (m. 2006)
Children
Michael Joseph Lockwood II, Lauren Jolie Lockwood
Parents
Christine Lauren Leslie, Walter Leslie
Siblings
Elgin Leslie, Dionne Leslie, Tiffany Leslie
Nicknames
Лесли, Лиза , 丽莎·莱斯莉
Awards
Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
Nominations
Best Female Athlete ESPY Award, BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year, Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Female Athlete
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Towering height
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Fact
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Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Gave birth to her second child, a son, on April 6, 2010 named Michael Joseph Lockwood II.
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Leslie and Lockwood, a pilot and former Air Force basketball player, wed in Maui in November 2005.
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At age 34, gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Lauren Jolie was born June 15, 2007. Lauren made her debut over a week early arriving at 4:05 or 4:11 am, weighing in at 8 lbs. 11 oz and 20 inches long.
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Named to women's All-America basketball team in 1993 and 1994 while playing for USC.
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Named MVP of the 2002 All Star Game.
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Named MVP of 2002 NBA Championship
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Member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning USA women's basketball teams in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008.
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Became the first WNBA player to dunk in a game on July 30, 2002.
$5 Million
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