On February 14, Minnesota Lynx star Naphessa Collier won the first ever Unrivaled one-on-one tournament after defeating Aaliyah Edwards in the championship series.
Of course, Collier is one of the co-founders of Unrivaled (along with Breanna Stewart) and therefore knows first-hand how it has truly taken a village to get this new league up and running in Miami this year.
Collier received $200,000 as a result of her winning the one-on-one tournament. And according to a February 21 report from ESPN's Kendra Andrews, she has decided to distribute half of that money in a heartwarming way.
"Unrivaled co-founder and player Napheesa Collier is giving $100,000 -- half of her prize money for winning the league's first 1-on-1 tournament -- to her training and performance staff and assistant coaches working with her team, the Lunar Owls," Andrews' report wrote.
"Collier wanted to make sure she found a way to show appreciation to the staff members pouring hard work into her startup league, a source close to Unrivaled told ESPN. Through the first half of the season, Collier has made a point to continuously mention the personnel working with the players, calling them the 'best in the world.'
"She didn't necessarily head into the 1-on-1 tournament planning to share the reward, sources said. But almost immediately after she won she thought it was the right thing to do," it continued.
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