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Kim Perrot (January 18, 1967 – August 19, 1999) was an American basketball player. She played in the WNBA for the Houston Comets and won three championships, the third being a posthumous honor by the Comets.
2010 – Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award [46] 2013 – Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award [46] 2016 – Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award [46] 2016 – awarded a star (#37) on The Flag for Hope on May 9, 2016, in recognition of her outstanding basketball career and philanthropic efforts. [47] [48] 2020 – Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
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In 2000, she received the WNBA's top award for sportsmanship, the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award. In 1997, 1999 and 2000, Wicks and the Liberty reached the WNBA Finals, only to be beaten by the Houston Comets every time. In 2002, Wicks and the Liberty returned to the Finals again, but this time, they lost to Lisa Leslie and the Los Angeles Sparks.
The Los Angeles Sparks' Dearica Hamby took home the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, which is presented "to a player who exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, including ethical ...
The WNBA bestowed the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award to Fowles in her final season in 2022. [37] The Minnesota Lynx retired her jersey on June 11, 2023. [ 38 ] In 2023, the Lynx also created the Sylvia Fowles Altruism Award for the Lynx player who "best embodies the altruistic traits of kindness, selflessness and overall regard for the well ...
The 2018 death of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Kim Porter had a massive impact on him, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “When Kim died, it rocked Diddy’s world,” the insider ...
The Comets were known for courting great women's basketball stars. The team had among its members Cynthia Cooper (the WNBA's first MVP); college and national team standout Sheryl Swoopes; Kim Perrot, who succumbed to cancer in 1999; and college stars Michelle Snow and Tina Thompson.