Laurel Richie, the president of the WNBA, was at Target Center on Sunday and talked to the media before the game.
Couple things she like to say. She calls the WNBA the "W" and she calls Minnesota "Minny."
Richie had kind words for the Lynx franchise.
"We all know the story of Minny," she said, "their road to repeat. This is a team that continues to amaze and dazzle and, I think, it is the breadth and depth of that team.
"We have the three Olympians in Seimone [Augustus] and Maya [Moore] and Lindsay [Whalen] and then you add into that mix Rebekkah [Brunson] and Mama Taj [McWilliams-Franklin] and they are just clearly a force to be reckoned with.
"They had the best record in the league [27-7] and at home I think they were 16-1 [correct]. SO we know what's on the court from Minny."
She spoke these word before the Fever beat the Lynx 76-70, taking a 1-0 lead after the opener of the best-of-five WNBA Finals.
"They are up against the Indiana Fever who are going for their first ever championship, led by Tamika Catchings, our reigning defensive player of the year.
