Elena Delle Donne, a seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time league MVP, has announced her retirement after playing 10 seasons in the WNBA.. Delle Donne took to social media to announce her decision ...

Delle Donne was named rookie of the year but then missed more than half of the next season after a flare-up of Lyme disease. The following year, she ascended to the top of the sport: WNBA MVP.

Elena Delle Donne is officially retiring from professional basketball after not playing last year and dealing with injuries and illnesses throughout her entire career. When healthy, she was a ...

Elena Delle Donne has decided not to sign the Mystics' qualifying offer, which probably means she will sit out this season. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) By Kareem Copeland.

Elena Delle Donne won the 2019 WNBA championship with the Washington Mystics, and has two MVP awards and seven All-Star nods to her name. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) ...

From 2013 to 2023, Delle Donne was named to both the 2013 All-Rookie First Team and 2013 All-WNBA Second Team, along with four All-WNBA First Team selections (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).

When healthy, Elena Delle Donne was a force on the court, winning two WNBA MVP awards — including one with the Chicago Sky in 2015 — making seven All-Star appearances and helping the ...

It turns out Elena Delle Donne won't be returning to professional basketball after all. The two-time WNBA MVP and 2019 champion with the Washington Mystics announced her official retirement on ...

Two-time WNBA MVP and 2019 champion Elena Delle Donne announced her retirement from basketball on Friday. Delle Donne, 35, was the No. 2 pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft out of Delaware and went on to ...

For Elena Delle Donne, basketball was easy, but fame was hard. The recently retired WNBA star found the spotlight of stardom to be more withering than nourishing. April 10, 2025. 11 min.

Seven-time WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne, a two-time league MVP and a key part of Washington's 2019 championship, is retiring after 11 seasons. Delle Donne, 35, made the announcement on social ...