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The only three teams that started off with better home winning streaks than this Lynx group -- the 2010 Storm, 2001 Sparks and 2023 Aces -- all went on to win the title. When you look at the Lynx's home net rating (plus-19.9) that also bodes well for postseason success.
Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky visit Napheesa Collier and the league-best Minnesota Lynx in a marquee WNBA showdown at Target Center on Tuesday night.
With 22 games left in the season, the Valkyries are a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces for the final playoff spot. Should Golden State make the postseason, it would be the first expansion team to make the playoffs in WNBA history.
Two-time All-Star Emma Meesseman intends to return to the WNBA and sign with the New York Liberty, according to ESPN's Alexa Philippou.
According to a report from ESPN on July 21, the New York Liberty signed former 2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman. The 6-foot-4 forward last played in the league during the 2022 season for the Chicago Sky. Meesseman, 32, led the Washington Mystics to the WNBA championship in 2019.
The WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement is set to expire Oct. 31. If the league and players don’t reach a new deal by then, a work stoppage could begin.
The Phoenix Mercury have won three championships, but those wins are not the only time they have reached the WNBA Finals.
Meesseman joins a Liberty team that is atop the Eastern Conference with a 15-6 record, second only in the entire WNBA to Minnesota. The Liberty are so stacked that Meesseman can ease into minutes and come off the bench for a while before New York needs to decide whether she should be starting.
Kayla McBride and Napheesa Collier scored 19 points apiece and the Minnesota Lynx dominated the middle quarters in a 91-68 win over Chicago Sky, improving to 13-0 in home games