2009 WNBA season
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The 2009 WNBA season was the final campaign for the Detroit Shock franchise before it relocated and became the Tulsa Shock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2009 WNBA season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11084105 — 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)
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Target entity: 2009 WNBA season Context triple: [Detroit Shock, lastSeasonInDetroit, 2009 WNBA season]
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A.
2019 WNBA season
The 2019 WNBA season was the league campaign in which Elena Delle Donne led the Washington Mystics to their first championship and earned MVP honors.
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B.
2007 WNBA season
The 2007 WNBA season was the league’s 11th year of play, marked by ongoing expansion and realignment and remembered in part as the final campaign for the Charlotte Sting franchise.
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C.
2000 WNBA season
The 2000 WNBA season was the league year that marked the debut of the Seattle Storm as an expansion franchise.
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D.
2006 WNBA season
The 2006 WNBA season was the league’s 10th year of play, notable for expansion and the debut of new franchises and talent.
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E.
2001 WNBA Finals
The 2001 WNBA Finals was the league’s championship series that concluded the 2001 season, featuring the Charlotte Sting competing for the title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2009 WNBA season Target entity description: The 2009 WNBA season was the final campaign for the Detroit Shock franchise before it relocated and became the Tulsa Shock.
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A.
2019 WNBA season
The 2019 WNBA season was the league campaign in which Elena Delle Donne led the Washington Mystics to their first championship and earned MVP honors.
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B.
2007 WNBA season
The 2007 WNBA season was the league’s 11th year of play, marked by ongoing expansion and realignment and remembered in part as the final campaign for the Charlotte Sting franchise.
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C.
2000 WNBA season
The 2000 WNBA season was the league year that marked the debut of the Seattle Storm as an expansion franchise.
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D.
2006 WNBA season
The 2006 WNBA season was the league’s 10th year of play, notable for expansion and the debut of new franchises and talent.
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E.
2001 WNBA Finals
The 2001 WNBA Finals was the league’s championship series that concluded the 2001 season, featuring the Charlotte Sting competing for the title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WNBA season
ⓘ
basketball season ⓘ |
| allStarGame | 2009 WNBA All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameCity | Uncasville, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameHostTeam | Connecticut Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameLocation | Mohegan Sun Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameMVP | Swin Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assistsLeader | Lindsay Whalen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfTheYear | Corey Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defensivePlayerOfTheYear | Tamika Catchings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draft | 2009 WNBA draft ⓘ |
| draftDate | 2009-04-09 ⓘ |
| draftFirstOverallPick | Angel McCoughtry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftFirstOverallTeam | Atlanta Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftLocation | Secaucus, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternConferenceChampion | Indiana Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredTeam | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finals | 2009 WNBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsChampion | Phoenix Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Diana Taurasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsRunnerUp | Indiana Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
Atlanta Dream
NERFINISHED
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Chicago Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Connecticut Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Sparks NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio Silver Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Mystics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Diana Taurasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2010 WNBA season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 34 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 13 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2008 WNBA season ⓘ |
| reboundsLeader | Sylvia Fowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonEndDate | 2009-09-13 ⓘ |
| regularSeasonStartDate | 2009-06-06 ⓘ |
| relocatedAfter | 2009 WNBA season ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Tulsa Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationEffectiveSeason | 2010 WNBA season ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYear | Angel McCoughtry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringLeader | Diana Taurasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamRelocationAfterSeason | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFinalSeasonForTeam | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernConferenceChampion | Phoenix Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2009 WNBA season Description of subject: The 2009 WNBA season was the final campaign for the Detroit Shock franchise before it relocated and became the Tulsa Shock.
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