Coop calls it quits, for the second time and for good. The injury to her right shoulder meant that she'd probably have been off and on all year. Cynthia decided it wasn't worth it to have a year like that and risk more permanent injury.

"It's just strange to say," Cooper said. "It's strange to say that I won't be able to play basketball, a sport that I've played for so long, that I love to play. I love to teach; I love to work out, to get in shape. That is strange, but it's a reality that I have to accept. I'll be OK."

Coop may be remembered as the best player of the league's early years. She won the MVP twice, the scoring title three times, and the Finals MVP four times.