What is the North American women's basketball league in which includes an All-Star game starting in 1999?
Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the women's professional basketball league in North America. It is currently composed of twelve teams.
2009 Sacramento Monarchs season The 2009 WNBA season was the 13th season and final season for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Monarchs failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in seven years. The Monarchs would later discontinue operations just 2 months after the 2009 season ended.