Lisa Leslie

Also known as Lisa Deshaun Leslie

American basketball player

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Entrepreneur's Journey from Sweet Beginnings to Lasting Inspiration : The Entrepreneur's Journey
From the Court to the Boardroom
Don't Let the Lipstick Fool Yo
Don't let the lipstick fool you
Don't let the lipstick fool you

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Acting · Compton, California, USA

Lisa Deshaun Leslie is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Fox Sports Florida.

Known for

Title IX: 37 Words that Changed America — Self2022
The Game Plan with Shaquille O'Neal — Self2022
Home Town: Ben's Workshop — Lisa Leslie2021
What Men Want — Self2019
Uncle Drew — Betty Lou2018
Basketball: A Love Story — Self2018
The Shop — Self2018
Speechless — Kendall

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Article

Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She is formerly the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network Florida. In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game. Leslie was ranked 5th on ESPN.com's 2021 list of the WNBA's greatest players of all time.

Leslie played in the WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 to 2009. 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 her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, before retiring in 2009. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. All throughout her WNBA career, Leslie also played for USA Basketball in international competition, winning four Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) and two FIBA World Championships (1998, 2002).