Tuesday, December 12, 2006
posted by Chi-Chi at 12/12/2006 | Permalink
WNBA's Lisa Leslie is PREGNANT!
Congrats to Lisa and her husband!!! This would be their first child together. Read on for the exclusive scoop as reported by People magazine, "WNBA star Lisa Leslie is expecting her first child with husband Michael Lockwood. The center for the Los Angeles Sparks is due in June, the Associated Press reports, and will sit out the 2007 WNBA season. Leslie, 34, and Lockwood, 41, a pilot and former Air Force basketball player, wed in Maui in November 2005. The 6'5" three-time league MVP said she doesn't know her baby's sex, and has had an easy pregnancy so far. "I've been working out," she told the AP. "I haven't been sick." As for sitting out the upcoming season, Leslie said, "I will be cheering my teammates on." The three-time Olympic gold medalist said she plans to return to the court in 2008." {People} This is huge news for WNBA and NBA. Lisa's husband used to play for the NBA. Their child can play for either the WNBA or NBA when they grow up. Raising an offspring is the basketball world is tight!
CONGRATS! :)