WNBA Made Major Napheesa Collier Announcement on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Dibyendu Mondal | Last updated May 24, 2025 7:17 AM ET

The Minnesota Lynx notched their fourth straight regular-season victory, beating the Connecticut Sun 76–70 last night, thanks to forward Napheesa Collier’s phenomenal performance.

She contributed 33 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks. She was the game’s top performer and joined the WNBA’s record-making list.

They posted from their official X account that, "Napheesa Collier becomes the 5th player in WNBA history with 30+ PTS, 10+ REB, 3+ STL, and 3+ BLK, joining A'ja Wilson, Lisa Leslie, Sylvia Fowles, and Tari Phillips "

Connecticut led by 15 points when Collier's three-pointer reduced it to twelve. Later on, her free throws tied the score to 68-68 with just 1 and a half minutes remaining.

"We started relying on our defense. We were really pressuring, we had a lot of deflections and steals, just really pressuring them and just staying calm." Collier reflected on the last five minutes of the game.

"I think we've always been really resilient, even when we're down. We were down with five minutes left. That's not an easy thing to overcome, but I never felt like we were going to lose."

Napheesa Collier becomes the 5th player in WNBA history with 30+ PTS, 10+ REB, 3+ STL, and 3+ BLK, joining A'ja Wilson, Lisa Leslie, Sylvia Fowles, and Tari Phillips #WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/3QpDKH40bA
— WNBA (@WNBA) May 24, 2025

Collier also sent a special message to the Lynx fans after the game.

"They were amazing." She said, talking about the fans that came to watch the game at Target Center. "It was so fun...so loud. They were like our sixth man out there. They were behind us the whole time."

"It's so fun to play in an environment like that and Lynx are famous for that." She added.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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