Part of the message that Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx wants to send is: All things are possible. The Lynx will face the Chicago Sky at Scotiabank Arena on May 13 in the first WNBA pre-season game played in Canada.
LOS ANGELES—As she prepares to be part of WNBA history and to celebrate
with a groundbreaking basketball event, Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx has one clear-cut message for young women’s basketball players in Toronto and across Canada.
And while the league is eyeing the business aspect of adding teams, the players also see a chance to perform in front of new, appreciative fans. “One of the really big things the players get is Toronto is a really great market and there’s a buzz about the game already,” Collier said in a telephone interview. “They’re talking about it being sold out, so naturally we’re impressed to play in front of a crowd that wants us there and is going to support us.There was heavy symbolism to the league first offering tickets for public sale on International Women’s Day for a game that is two months away.
Collier is an example for all that female athletes can be. The 26-year-old was an Olympic champion in 2021 in Tokyo, was the WNBA rookie of the year in 2019 and is a two-time WNBA all-star. She is also a relatively new mother, having given birth to a daughter in May 2022 and returning to the Lynx just 10 weeks later.“It’s not easy, there’s definitely days when you have your ups and downs but it’s 100 per cent worth it if that’s what you want to do,” she said.
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