Lynx Manager of Player Development and Advance Scouting Shelley Patterson reflects on what Black History Month means to her.
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Center Taj McWilliams-Franklin keeps a journal during her time playing for Wisla Can-Pack Krakow in the Polish League this winter.
USA Basketball today announced that Lynx players Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen are among the 21 finalists for the 2012 USA Women's Olympic Team. The Lynx have been represented on the Olympic Team roster three times in franchise history: Augustus (2008) and Katie Smith (2000, 2004).
Minnesota Lynx players Maya Moore, Taj McWilliams-Franklin and Jessica Adair reflect on what Black History Month means to them.
Thorn appeared in all 34 games during the 2011 campaign for the Chicago Sky, averaging 5.4 points, 2.4 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game.
The fourth-year Stanford graduate ranked second on the team with a career-high 49 3-pointers and finished the season averaging 5.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest last season.
The Minnesota Lynx today announced that the team has executed a sign-and-trade deal with Phoenix, sending guard Alexis Hornbuckle to the Mercury in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick.
Adair played a key role in Minnesota's championship run last year, appearing in 31 regular season games averaging 4.3 points, 2.9 rebounds while shooting .485 percent from the floor.
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