

Lisa Leslie is one of the greatest players in WNBA history and the Los Angeles Sparks plan on honouring the eight-time WNBA All-Star in an awesome way in the near future.

On Thursday afternoon, LA Times sports columnist Arash Markazi tweeted that Leslie will be getting a statue from the Sparks outside the Staples Center, which will make her the first WNBA player to get a statue outside an arena.



Lisa Leslie is going to get a statue outside of Staples Center. The Sparks and AEG will talk about the specifics soon but it will be the 11th in Star Plaza and the first honoring a female athlete. It will be the first statue of a WNBA player outside the home arena of a WNBA team. pic.twitter.com/nw7YdDh30u — Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) September 5, 2019

Leslie sits 7th all-time on the WNBA's scoring list with 6,263 points and fourth on the all-time rebounds list with 3,307, and her statue will be the 11th one to go up outside Staples Center.



It's definitely well-deserved and should open the doors to other WNBA teams honouring their legends in a similar way.

(H/T Twitter/ArashMarkazi)