Women’s National Basketball Association

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basketball league professional sports league women's sports league

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the premier professional women’s basketball league in the United States, featuring top female players from around the world.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Women's National Basketball Association	27
WNBA	59
WNBA players	1
Women’s National Basketball Association season	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball league ⓘ professional sports league ⓘ women's sports league ⓘ
abbreviation	Women’s National Basketball Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WNBA
broadcastPartner	ABC ⓘ CBS Sports ⓘ surface form: CBS Sports Network ESPN ⓘ NBA TV ⓘ
championship	WNBA Finals ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
draftsFrom	NCAA women’s basketball ⓘ surface form: NCAA women's basketball international women's basketball leagues ⓘ
firstSeason	1997 ⓘ
foundedBy	National Basketball Association ⓘ
gender	women ⓘ
governingBody	National Basketball Association ⓘ
hasAllStarEvent	WNBA All-Star Game ⓘ
hasAward	WNBA All-Star Game MVP ⓘ WNBA Coach of the Year ⓘ surface form: WNBA Coach of the Year Award WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award ⓘ WNBA Finals MVP Award ⓘ WNBA Most Improved Player Award ⓘ WNBA Most Valuable Player Award ⓘ WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Award ⓘ
hasDraft	WNBA Draft ⓘ
hasTeam	Atlanta Dream ⓘ Chicago Sky ⓘ Connecticut Sun ⓘ Dallas Wings ⓘ Indiana Fever ⓘ Las Vegas Aces ⓘ Los Angeles Sparks ⓘ Minnesota Lynx ⓘ New York Liberty ⓘ Phoenix Mercury ⓘ Seattle Storm ⓘ Washington Mystics ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New York City ⓘ
inception	1996 ⓘ
mostChampionshipsTeam	Houston Comets ⓘ Las Vegas Aces ⓘ Minnesota Lynx ⓘ Seattle Storm ⓘ
numberOfTeams	12 ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.wnba.com ⓘ
organizer	National Basketball Association ⓘ
seasonPeriod	summer ⓘ
seasonStructure	playoffs ⓘ regular season ⓘ
sport	basketball ⓘ

Referenced by (126)

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Atlanta Dream → abbreviation → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Chicago Sky → abbreviation → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Minnesota Lynx → abbreviation → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Phoenix Mercury → abbreviation → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Seattle Storm → abbreviation → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Washington Mystics → abbreviation → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Women’s National Basketball Association → abbreviation → Women’s National Basketball Association self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

this entity surface form: WNBA

WNBA 50–40–90 season recognition → appliesTo → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA players

WNBA All-Star selection → appliesToLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

Candice Wiggins → competitionClass → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

NBA.com → coversCompetition → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Alana Beard → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Aliyah Boston → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

A’ja Wilson → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Brittney Griner → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Candace Parker → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Candice Wiggins → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Cappie Pondexter → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Chamique Holdsclaw → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Holdsclaw → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Chamique Holdsclaw

this entity surface form: WNBA

Crystal Langhorne → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Diana Taurasi → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

2019 WNBA MVP (Elena Delle Donne) → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Elena Delle Donne

this entity surface form: WNBA

Elena Delle Donne → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Kia Nurse → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Kia Vaughn → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Maya Moore → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Napheesa Collier → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Odyssey Sims → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Tamika Catchings → draftLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Eastern Conference → establishedBy → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Conference (WNBA)

NCAA basketball → feedsInto → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

New York Liberty → foundedBy → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

Atlanta Dream → governingBody → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Dallas Wings → governingBody → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: WNBA

Eastern Conference → governingBody → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Conference (WNBA)

this entity surface form: WNBA

WNBA All-Star selection → governingBody → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

Tom Maher → hasCoachedLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Ryan Ruocco → hasCoveredLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Capital One Arena → hostsLeague → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

2019 WNBA season → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

Abe Pollin → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Alana Beard → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Atlanta Dream → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

A’ja Wilson → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Breanna Stewart → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Brittney Griner → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Candace Parker → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

Candice Wiggins → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: Women's National Basketball Association

Cappie Pondexter → league → Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ