Women's National Basketball Association

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women's_National_Basketball_Association

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:abbreviation	WNBA
gptkbp:all-defensive_team	WNBA All-Defensive Team
gptkbp:all-rookie_team	gptkb:WNBA_All-Rookie_Team
gptkbp:All-Star	gptkb:NBA_All-Star_Game
gptkbp:all-WNBA_team	gptkb:All-WNBA_Team
gptkbp:championshipTrophy	gptkb:WNBA_Championship_Trophy
gptkbp:collective_bargaining_agreement	2020-2027
gptkbp:commissioner	gptkb:Cathy_Engelbert
gptkbp:community_assist_award	WNBA Community Assist Award
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defensive_award	gptkb:WNBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award
gptkbp:draught	gptkb:WNBA_Draft
gptkbp:expansion_team_(2025)	gptkb:Golden_State_Valkyries
gptkbp:expansion_team_(2026)	Toronto (unnamed)
gptkbp:finals_MVP_award	gptkb:WNBA_Finals_MVP_Award
gptkbp:first_game_date	June 21, 1997
gptkbp:first_game_teams	gptkb:New_York_Liberty gptkb:Los_Angeles_Sparks
gptkbp:firstChampion	gptkb:Houston_Comets
gptkbp:firstPresident	gptkb:Val_Ackerman
gptkbp:firstSeason	1997
gptkbp:founded	1996
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mostTitles	gptkb:Houston_Comets gptkb:Minnesota_Lynx Seattle Storm
gptkbp:MVP	gptkb:WNBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award
gptkbp:notableCoach	gptkb:Cheryl_Reeve gptkb:Mike_Thibault gptkb:Van_Chancellor gptkb:Sandy_Brondello gptkb:Bill_Laimbeer
gptkbp:notableEvent	first league to have openly LGBTQ+ players first league to have female head coaches in majority of teams players frequently advocate for social justice 2020 season played in Bradenton, Florida due to COVID-19 pandemic first league to have female majority ownership in teams
gptkbp:notablePlayer	gptkb:A'ja_Wilson gptkb:Brittney_Griner gptkb:Diana_Taurasi gptkb:Maya_Moore gptkb:Sylvia_Fowles gptkb:Candace_Parker gptkb:Breanna_Stewart gptkb:Sue_Bird gptkb:Tamika_Catchings gptkb:Lisa_Leslie
gptkbp:numberOfTeams	12
gptkbp:official_uniform_supplier	gptkb:Nike
gptkbp:officialBall	Wilson
gptkbp:officialWebsite	https://www.wnba.com/
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:National_Basketball_Association
gptkbp:playoffFormat	single-elimination and series
gptkbp:rookie_award	gptkb:WNBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award
gptkbp:salary_maximum_(2023)	$234,936
gptkbp:salary_minimum_(2023)	$62,285
gptkbp:salaryCap	$1.42 million (2023)
gptkbp:seasonDuration	May to September
gptkbp:sixth_woman_award	gptkb:WNBA_Sixth_Woman_of_the_Year_Award
gptkbp:sport	gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:sportsmanship_award	gptkb:Kim_Perrot_Sportsmanship_Award
gptkbp:team	gptkb:Dallas_Wings gptkb:New_York_Liberty gptkb:Washington_Mystics gptkb:Atlanta_Dream gptkb:Los_Angeles_Sparks gptkb:Connecticut_Sun gptkb:Indiana_Fever gptkb:Minnesota_Lynx Chicago Sky Las Vegas Aces Phoenix Mercury Seattle Storm
gptkbp:televisionPartner	gptkb:ABC gptkb:ESPN gptkb:CBS_Sports_Network NBA TV
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:New_York_Liberty gptkb:Washington_Mystics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Women's National Basketball Association