Kara Lawson

Kara Lawson: Biography in Details

Who is Kara Lawson?

Kara Lawson is an American professional women’s basketball player who played in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

She is famous as the women’s basketball television analyst for ESPN. Kara primarily played as a shooting guard. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

Kara Lawson: Age(42), Early life, Childhood, and Education

Kara Lawson was born on February 14, 1981, in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.

She is the daughter of American parents Kathleen Lawson and William Lawson and has a sister, Susan Lawson.

She does not have any brothers. Her nationality is American and she is of African-American ethnicity.

Kara Lawson attended Sidwell Friends School during her freshman year.

After that, she went to West Springfield High School and played on the girls’ basketball and soccer teams.

After college graduation, Kara attended the University of Tennessee (UT) and played for the Lady Vols basketball team.

Later, Kara Lawson enrolled in UT’s College of Business and graduated in 2003 with a degree in Finance.

Kara Lawson: Career, Salary, Net Worth

Kara began her basketball career at West Springfield High School. At that time, she was named a WBCA All-American.

She participated in the 1999 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored twenty points and earned MVP honors.

After that, Kara Lawson played for the University of Tennessee (UT) under Coach Pat Summitt.

At that time, Lawson received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as the best senior player under 5 feet and 8 inches.

On April 24, 2003, Kara Lawson was selected by the Detroit Shock in the first round during the annual WNBA Draft.

Immediately after the election, she was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs in exchange for Kedra Holland-Corn. She played for Sacramento Monarchs until 2009 and left for Connecticut Sun in 2010.

After spending three seasons with the club, she was signed by the Washington Mystics during the 2014-15 season.

On July 10, 2008, Lawson was selected to represent the United States with the USA women’s national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, where she won the gold medal.

Kara Lawson also serves as an analyst for ESPN covering college basketball and the NBA. She has an annual salary of $360,000 and has accumulated a net worth of 1 million dollars.

Is Kara Lawson involved in any rumors and controversies?

Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding her personal and professional life.

It seems she is doing the best job without harming others and has been a straight person in her life, for which she has not been in any controversy yet.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Kara Lawson has a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 75 kg.

Her hair color is black and her eye color is dark brown. Her shoe size is 8 US and her dress size is unknown.

Is Kara Lawson active on social media?

Kara Lawson is active on social media. She uses Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has over 38.2k Facebook followers, over 73.3k Twitter followers, and over 24.2k Instagram followers.

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