Two WNBA MVPs Enter The Hall, But Our Storm Are The Story The Emerald City Needs!
Holy smokes, Seattle! What an absolutely wild weekend for women's hoops! Seriously, while legends Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve were getting their well-deserved flowers in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, our Seattle Storm were absolutely BALLING out and making some noise of our own!
Legends Take Their Rightful Place
Picture this: Parker and Delle Donne, two of the greatest to ever lace 'em up, were inducted on Saturday in Knoxville, the very city where Parker became a college superstar. Remember those recruiting days? Delle Donne joked about Parker taking her to Taco Bell on a visit, and Parker fired back with a laugh about how "money was a little different" back in the pre-NIL college days. Classic! Both these queens, two-time WNBA MVPs and Olympic gold medalists who retired after the 2023 season, are also slated for the Naismith Hall of Fame in August. Seriously, they praised each other, saying competing made them better. Delle Donne even said Parker's passing game pushed her to improve, and that she "wouldn't have won a championship" for the Washington Mystics in 2019 without playing against her. Talk about respect! Delle Donne also spoke about being inspired by her sister, Lizzie, who was born blind, deaf, and with cerebral palsy, a truly touching moment.
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Coach Reeve's Relentless Climb to the Top
And then there's Coach Cheryl Reeve, the mastermind behind the Minnesota Lynx. She flew out at 5 AM Sunday morning for a 1 PM game in Dallas after her induction, saying it was totally worth the missed sleep. You know why? Because this woman is on the verge of history! She's sitting at 378 regular-season wins, just two victories away from tying Mike Thibault for the WNBA head coach record. She could even match it on Sunday! Reeve already leads in combined regular-season and playoff wins with 430, plus she's got four WNBA titles with the Lynx and a U.S. Olympic team gold from Tokyo in 2021. Her journey is wild: from a $5,000 salary as an assistant with the Charlotte Sting in 2001, to "eat[ing], drank[ing] and slept[ing] everything WNBA," collecting unemployment, and even hearing her dad ask when she'd get a "real job." Now? Her salary has grown, and she's sharing the Hall with legends. What a ride!
Our Storm Dropped a 105-Point Bomb!
But hey, while all that amazing history was going down, don't sleep on our Seattle Storm! The WNBA universe was buzzing with inductions, and our squad decided to put on a show for the Emerald City. We're talking 105 points, Seattle! Yeah, you read that right. The Atlanta Dream came to town, and our Storm sent them packing with an emphatic 105-90 win. Talk about making a statement in the league! It's early in the season, but that kind of offensive firepower is exactly what we love to see from our team.
What a weekend for women's basketball, right? From the Hall of Fame legends like Parker and Delle Donne, to the soon-to-be record breaker Coach Reeve, to our Storm dropping a triple-digit bomb, it's clear this season is gonna be EPIC. You know we'll be here, screaming our heads off for every single game at Climate Pledge Arena. Let's keep this energy going, Seattle! We're just getting started.
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