Lisa Leslie's singular career: WNBA legend, LA icon, coach, model & even more | Difference Makers

In this episode of Difference Makers, Taylor Tannebaum takes us through Lisa Leslie's pioneering basketball career and lasting legacy off the court. A Los Angeles native who played her entire career in The Land, the USC Trojans turned LA Sparks star is a 3-time WNBA MVP, back-to-back WNBA Finals champion and owner of four Olympic gold medals, just to name a few accomplishments. 0:00 Intro 0:30 'Showtime' influences 1:10 101-point game 1:57 USC career 2:48 Life before the W 3:15 1996 Olympics 4:35 Inaugural WNBA season 5:55 Sparks' success 6:46 Signature sneaker 7:22 Athleticism and feminism 8:25 Pushing for more 9:04 Motherhood 10:10 Lasting legacy ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV