* The WNBA Sportsmanship Award was named in honor of Kim Perrot in 2000.

Another notable player deserving of all the flowers is the late, great Kim Perrot, who tragically passed away after winning her third WNBA championship in 1999 following her fight with cancer.

On Wednesday, the WNBA added another accolade to her season, giving her the 2024 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. Hamby ...

Hamby, 30, is a first-time recipient of the award, named for the late Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in August 1999 after helping the Houston Comets win the WNBA title in 1997 and 1998. The ...

When the WNBA first launched in 1997 ... To that end, the entire city of Houston rallied around Comets point guard Kim Perrot in the late 1990s. The 5-foot-5 Perrot was already a fan favorite ...