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Copy shortlink: Early in the second quarter of the Minnesota Lynx s victory over Los Angeles at Target Center on June 12, right in front of the Lynx bench, Natalie Achonwa collided with an opponent and felt a pop in her right knee. Summer of 2021 suddenly looked a lot different. Achonwa was eight games into her first season with her second team, but was that season over? Perhaps as important was the idea that she wouldn t be able to play for her native Canada in the Tokyo Olympics. There was a lot of emotion, Achonwa said. The next day we got the MRI. Thankfully it was just the MCL. ....
Opening Day surprise for Lynx: Here comes McBride The team s top free-agent signing was cleared to play tonight against Phoenix. May 14, 2021 6:24pm Text size Copy shortlink: Available Friday, for the Minnesota Lynx home opener at Target Center against the Phoenix Mercury: Kayla McBride. The WNBA ruled that McBride, who finished her commitment to the Turkish team Fenerbahce Tuesday by leading a three-game sweep in the league finals, would be eligible to play. Not too long ago, said Lynx coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve during her pre-game access, when asked when the team got the news. There are protocols, plenty of things you have to fulfill. .. She was able to clear after a couple days and bunch of tests to make sure it was safe for her to participate. ....
Bye-bye bubble: Lynx star Sylvia Fowles happy to put 2020 behind her The usually durable center had to sit most of last season because of a calf injury. April 25, 2021 7:17pm Text size Copy shortlink: For the record, as emphatically as Sylvia Fowles is apt to be about anything, the answer is no. Absolutely not. When it comes to last season s WNBA season, played inside the bubble in Bradenton, Fla., she holds no nostalgia. There s nothing about the bubble I miss, she said Sunday, after the first Lynx training camp practice at their facility at Mayo Clinic Square. She might have personal reason for this. ....