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The Los Angeles Sparks revealed a statue for legend Lisa Leslie on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles native Lisa Leslie was honored with the unveiling of her statue outside Crypto.com<\/a> Arena and a halftime ceremony on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Leslie, a three-time WNBA MVP, played for the Sparks from 1997-2009, helped the team to back-to-back titles in 2001 and 2002 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. Leslie was also the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game.\u00a0<\/p>\n She became the first WNBA player to receive a statue in front of Crypto.com<\/a> Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lisa Leslie\u2019s statue has been unveiled in Los Angeles!<\/p>\n The @LASparks<\/a> legend joins Sue Bird as the only players in WNBA history to be honored with a statue by her franchise \ud83e\udd29 https:\/\/t.co\/mGZapSjWB4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA (@NBA) September 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to make sure that this statue was a perfect blend of fearlessness and the competitor that I was and I am and I\u2019ll always be,\u201d Leslie said. \u201cBut also \u2026 I wore my ribbons, I had my nails polished, which y\u2019all can\u2019t see, but the girl got her polish on because I never wanted the boys or the men to think that I was a boy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Los Angeles sports figures such as Marianne Stanley, Candace Parker, Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, James Worthy and Michael Cooper were at the statue unveiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m thankful for this spot, this place, and this city.\u201d@LisaLeslie<\/a> on the honor of being immortalized alongside Lakers legends in Los Angeles \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n The @LASparks<\/a> legend is the first player in franchise history and just the second in WNBA history to receive a statue! https:\/\/t.co\/UMS02OaUud<\/a><\/p>\n