Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie
NYP99071403 - 15 JULY 1999, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie, hoist her trophy after being named MVP, July 14, at the Innaugaural AllStar game of the WNBA, held at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. UPI/hrc Hayden Roger Celestin
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