WNBA All-Star Game MVP

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The WNBA All-Star Game MVP is the annual award given to the most outstanding player in the Women's National Basketball Association's midseason All-Star showcase game.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
WNBA All-Star Game MVP canonical	4
WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award	2
WNBA All-Star Game MVP Award	1
WNBA All-Star Game MVP award	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1268098 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WNBA All-Star Game MVP
Context triple: [Women's National Basketball Association, hasAward, WNBA All-Star Game MVP]

A. WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s most outstanding non-starting player, recognizing the top contributor off the bench each season.
B. WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top defensive performer over the course of a regular season.
C. WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
The WNBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top-performing player during the regular season, as voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
D. WNBA Finals MVP Award
The WNBA Finals MVP Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the Women's National Basketball Association championship series.
E. WNBA Most Improved Player Award
The WNBA Most Improved Player Award is an annual honor given to the player who has shown the greatest progress in performance compared to previous seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: WNBA All-Star Game MVP
Target entity description: The WNBA All-Star Game MVP is the annual award given to the most outstanding player in the Women's National Basketball Association's midseason All-Star showcase game.

A. WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s most outstanding non-starting player, recognizing the top contributor off the bench each season.
B. WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
The WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top defensive performer over the course of a regular season.
C. WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
The WNBA Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the league’s top-performing player during the regular season, as voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
D. WNBA Finals MVP Award
The WNBA Finals MVP Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the Women's National Basketball Association championship series.
E. WNBA Most Improved Player Award
The WNBA Most Improved Player Award is an annual honor given to the player who has shown the greatest progress in performance compared to previous seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball award ⓘ most valuable player award ⓘ sports award ⓘ
awardedIn	United States professional women's basketball ⓘ
awardType	individual player award ⓘ
competition	WNBA All-Star Game ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
eligibility	players selected to the WNBA All-Star Game ⓘ
eventType	midseason exhibition game award ⓘ
firstAwarded	1999 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genderCategory	women ⓘ
givenFor	most outstanding performance in the WNBA All-Star Game ⓘ
governingBody	Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ surface form: Women's National Basketball Association
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
inception	1999 ⓘ
league	Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ surface form: Women's National Basketball Association
leagueAbbreviation	Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ surface form: WNBA
multipleTimeWinner	A’ja Wilson ⓘ surface form: A'ja Wilson Candace Parker ⓘ Lisa Leslie ⓘ Maya Moore ⓘ
notableWinner	A’ja Wilson ⓘ surface form: A'ja Wilson Arike Ogunbowale ⓘ Candace Parker ⓘ Diana Taurasi ⓘ Jewell Loyd ⓘ Kelsey Plum ⓘ Lisa Leslie ⓘ Maya Moore ⓘ Sheryl Swoopes ⓘ Sue Bird ⓘ Sylvia Fowles ⓘ Tamika Catchings ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.wnba.com/allstar ⓘ
partOf	WNBA All-Star Game ⓘ surface form: WNBA All-Star festivities
presenter	Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ surface form: Women's National Basketball Association
relatedTo	NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award ⓘ surface form: NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award WNBA Finals MVP Award ⓘ surface form: WNBA Finals MVP WNBA Most Valuable Player Award ⓘ
selectionCriteria	performance in the All-Star Game ⓘ
selectionMethod	media and league decision ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ
timeOfYear	midseason ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Women’s National Basketball Association → hasAward → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ

subject surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

Swin Cash → notableAward → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ

WNBA Finals MVP Award → relatedTo → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA All-Star Game MVP Award

WNBA All-Star Game → hasMVP → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA All-Star Game MVP award

Arike Ogunbowale → awardReceived → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ

WNBA awards → includesAward → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

Kelsey Plum → awardReceived → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ

Erica Wheeler → awardReceived → WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ