Influence earns Lynx IMPACT25 Women of the Year honors from ESPN

The Lynx continue to be one of the best teams in the WNBA, but are being honored for their support of Black Lives Matter.

By jason.gonzalez

December 8, 2016 at 7:05PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Lynx were honored by ESPNW among the 2016 IMPACT25 Women of the Year and nominated for Woman of the Year this week.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The IMPACT25 honors the top athletes and influencers each year.

The Lynx continue to be one of the best teams in the WNBA, but are being honored for their support of Black Lives Matter.

The nomination reads "Aside from a stellar season and Maya Moore being one of the best basketball players alive, the team was a pioneer of athlete activism by showing up to a July game in warm-up shirts printed with 'Black Lives Matter' – the first of any pro sports team to do so."

Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, U.S. gymnasts the "Final Five," WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike, pro softball pitcher Monica Abbott, NFL and MLB team doctor Robin West, and actress Kylie Bunbury, a Minnesota product, are among the nominated honorees.

The winner will be announced Dec. 13.

The complete 2016 IMPACT25 class:

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