WNBA: The Birth of a League
Documentary chronicling the landmark 1997 inaugural season of the Women's National Basketball
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1997
45m
Documentary
Overview
NBC Sports' documentary chronicling the landmark 1997 inaugural season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The film captures the league's inception, early challenges, iconic marketing campaigns, and the legendary players who stepped up to establish the foundation of professional women's basketball.
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Lisa Leslie
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Rebecca Lobo
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Sheryl Swoopes
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Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
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Nikki McCray
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Teresa Weatherspoon
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Val Ackerman
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David Stern
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Hannah Storm
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Mike Taibbi
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Magic Johnson
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Arsenio Hall
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Nancy Darsch
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Nancy Lieberman
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Rhonda Mapp
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Rosie O'Donnell
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Ernie Grunfeld
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Jeff Van Gundy
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Marian Washington
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Cheryl Miller
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Status
Released
Release date
July 5, 1997
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