MINNEAPOLIS — As Lindsay Whalen’s face appeared on the JumboTron in Target Center on Tuesday night to a raucous reception, the Minnesota Lynx PA announcer took some liberties with her introduction. “She’s an avid golfer,” he quipped about arguably the most famous homegrown basketball player in Minnesota … before stating the obvious. “And her No. 13 jersey is retired in the rafters.”
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From a courtside seat, Whalen watched as the Lynx punched their ticket to the WNBA Finals with an 88-77 semifinals win over the Connecticut Sun, marking the franchise’s first trip to the finals since 2017, when Whalen helped lead Minnesota to its fourth championship in seven seasons.
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