The Lynx can clinch the WNBA’s No. 1 seed tonight — the whole thing, in one night, at Target Center. They’ll try it without Courtney Williams.
The Links
- Star Tribune: Courtney Williams will miss Lynx’s chance to clinch No. 1 seed with foot injury — the iron-woman guard sits her first game of the year after landing awkwardly late in Friday’s win.
- Field Level Media: Lynx on verge of cementing No. 1 seed as Valkyries visit — a win over Golden State locks the top seed outright; Minnesota has taken 16 of 17.
- TWolves Blog: Valkyries at Lynx — Nakase’s Monday Arrives — our preview of the 1-vs-2 rematch, nine days after the last one in San Francisco.
- Canis Hoopus: Lynx Weekly — Sprinting Through the Tape — another undefeated week, plus the injury notes piling up around a team that keeps winning anyway.
- Last Word on Sports: Minnesota Offers Jonathan Kuminga an Ultimate Opportunity — the pitch: a starting job next to Ant and LaMelo, if the money can be made to fit.
- Dunking With Wolves: Wolves may have an advantage in Kuminga talks despite limited cap space — the DiVincenzo-or-Green math that decides whether any of this is real.
- TWolves Blog: Lynx 94, Mystics 84 — Miles Had 24 on That Ankle — our recap of the win that set up tonight’s clinch scenario.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — Aug. 24, the daily pod on where Minnesota’s Kuminga pursuit stands with camp a month out.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/Lynx_PR/status/2091641714297434578
The Slate
- Lynx vs. Golden State Valkyries: Monday, Aug. 24, 7:00 PM CT, Target Center, USA Network (Victory+ locally).
- Lynx at Atlanta Dream: Sunday, Aug. 30, 2:00 PM CT, NBA TV (Victory+ locally).
