Nneka Ogwumike, who played for Los Angeles Sparks, one of the American Women’s Basketball League (WNBA) teams, was awarded the 2021 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award for the third time in a row.
In the statement made by the WNBA, it was stated that the Nigerian-American basketball player Ogwumike, who won the game of 19 of the 49-person sports writers and broadcasters, won this award.
Nneka Ogwumike, 31, the first basketball player to be awarded the sportsmanship award of the year for the third consecutive year, is known for her efforts to raise higher incomes and promote social justice in the American Women’s Basketball Players Association, which she chairs.
Nneka Ogwumike, who was selected as an all-star in WNBA 6 times in her career and won the championship in 2016, also won the league’s most valuable player (MVP) award in the same year.
Former US women’s basketball player Kim Perrot, who gave her name to the sportsmanship award, died in 1999 after losing her 7-month battle with cancer after her outstanding performance in the first two championships in the history of the Houston Comets.
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