Liberty's Breanna Stewart Named 2023 WNBA MVP – as it happened 

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Breanna Stewart won her second WNBA MVP award, having previously won for the Seattle Storm in 2018.

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Stewart received 20 first-place votes and a total of 446 points from the panel of 60 sports writers and broadcasters.

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Alyssa Thomas finished second with 23first-place votes and 439total points, only seven points behind Stewart.

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A'ja Wilson, the 2020 MVP and a key player, finished third with 17first-place votes and 433total points.

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The seven-point gap between Stewart and Thomas was the second-smallest in WNBA history.

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While the closest was a two-point margin between Sheryl Swoopes and Lauren Jackson in 2005.

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Interestingly, the 13-point difference between the first- and third-place finishers (Stewart and Wilson) was the smallest in WNBA history.

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Which surpasses the previous record of 45 points difference between Candace Parker and Elena in 2013.

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