Donne scored 15 points to reach 4,000 in his career and the Washington Mystics they defeated 70-50 at Atlanta Dream.
The three times chosen in the WNBA All-Star Game, two times MVP and Olympic gold medalist in Rio 2016, Elena Delle Donne, has not had an easy life, she began to stand out in high school as a basketball player, being equaled and promoted to the level of Candace Parker. Elena received a scholarship to play at one of the most recognized universities in women’s basketball, the University of Connecticut or better known as UConn, the birthplace of excellent players such as Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird or Candace Parker.
Two distinctions of MVP 2015 and 2019, six appearances in the All-Star, three in the best team in the competition, was rookie of the year, has led the league in scoring, enrolled in the University of Delaware volleyball team, where he won the tournament from the conference and was able to enjoy the NCAA. After passing through this sport the following year, Elena joined the University of Delaware basketball team, where she averaged 26.7 points, scoring 54 points, the maximum scoring cap in a women’s basketball game during that season. .
She was named rookie player of the week 6 times and player of the week once, being chosen as the best player of the year and rookie of the year by the CAA coaches, the second time that a woman achieved it.
In a game against Penn State, she asked to be traded because she wasn’t feeling well. She had flu-like symptoms, but the doctors couldn’t figure out what they had until they found out she had Lyme disease. This disease is transmitted by a tick and causes fever, joint and muscle pain.
Delle Donne achieved quite a bit of popularity in her rookie year on the WNBAwas the most voted player to participate in 2013 WNBA All-Star Game, being the first time that a rookie has achieved this in the history of the league, unfortunately he had to miss this match due to injury. With excellent performances during the 2013 regular season, she helped the team reach the playoffs as the first team in the Eastern Conference with a record of 24-10,13 and was named WNBA Rookie of the Year14 over Brittney Griner who was chosen first in the WNBA Draft ahead of Delle Donne, thus breaking a streak that lasted from 2008 to 2012 in which the winner of the rookie of the year was always won by the first chosen in the draft. Delle Donne was the 2015 WNBA MVP.
Since the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons, she has been a player for the Washington Mystics. In addition, she repeated the award for the most valued player (MVP) in 2019, averaging 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.
Literary race
He published his autobiography “My Shot” driven by her own passion for books and to have the opportunity to tell her story in order to inspire young people from her position as a public showcase and athlete who can be a role model for others.
In 2018, shortly before his 29th birthday, he published a series of short stories“Elle of the ball” aimed at children and young people, which tells the adventures of a high school player. She did it with the awareness of the power that sport and people in elite sport currently have as a means of influencing the young population and as good examples to follow. After her initial three books, she was preparing new adventures.
