Everything Wolves and Lynx worth your time today, in one place. The short version: the Lynx get the Aces again tonight, this time on Vegas’s floor, and the rookie keeps rewriting the record book.
The Links
- Star Tribune: Collier is the Lynx’s not-so-secret weapon against A’ja Wilson — the matchup that decides tonight, one week after Minnesota won the first meeting.
- SI: Lynx vs. Aces prediction, odds, and props for Aug. 15 — the betting market’s read on the rematch.
- Yahoo: Olivia Miles breaks a WNBA record amid Collier’s return — the rookie of the year front-runner adds another line to the résumé.
- Yahoo: the first meeting, a 98-87 Lynx win as Miles and Collier combine for 48 — the tape the Aces spent a week stewing over.
- ESPN: Garnett’s No. 21 to be retired Feb. 28 vs. Boston — yesterday’s news, still the biggest story of the offseason.
- Sportico: Mark Walter sold the Lakers amid federal probes — the $12.5 billion sale that reset every NBA valuation, and the investigation underneath it.
- Canis Hoopus: the reaction to KG’s number finally going up — our old stomping grounds on what a decade-late honor means to this fanbase.
Listen & Watch
- KXnO: the top Lynx vs. Aces players to watch tonight — a quick primer before the 7 PM Central tip on CBS.
Tweet of the Day
https://twitter.com/WNBAComms/status/2085056135116075473
The Slate
- Lynx at Las Vegas Aces: Saturday, Aug. 15, 7:00 PM CT, CBS.
- Lynx at Golden State Valkyries: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 9:00 PM CT, USA Network.
- Lynx at Washington Mystics: Friday, Aug. 21, 6:30 PM CT, ION.
