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WNBA Most Valuable Player Award at AllExperts (263 words) |
 | The WNBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award is given by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to the WNBA player who is the most valuable league-wide to her individual team in regular season competition. |
 | The winner of the award is determined by the votes of a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. |
 | The distinction is normally awarded during the playoffs of that year. |
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Sheryl Swoopes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (569 words) |
 | She is also the first women's basketball player to have a Nike shoe named after her: the "Air Swoopes". |
 | Although she was assigned to the Houston Comets of the WNBA, Swoopes was unable to play during the inaugural WNBA season due to her pregnancy. |
 | Although she won her second Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in 2002 and her third Defensive Player of the Year award in 2003, nagging injuries plagued Swoopes in the seasons following her fourth championship win. |