African American basketball player. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul,
Korea, she helped the U.S. women win gold medals by averaging 14.2
points per game, third-best on the team. Has been voted Most Valuable
Player in the WNBA more than once.
Cynthia, her three brothers, and her four sisters were raised by their
mother, Mary Cobbs, in the Watts section of Los Angeles,
California.