Minnesota moves to 17-4, just two games back of the L.A. Sparks. The team was led by Lindsay Whalen and Maya Moore, as Seimone Augustus was still out with an injury.
It's been a tragic couple of weeks for the country. First, the fatal police shootings of two black men last week in Baton Rouge, LA and Falcon Heights, MN sparked an outcry from the public and the Black Lives Matter movement. After that, peaceful protests in Dallas turned into a warzone when multiple gunmen targeted police officers, eventually shooting eleven and killing five.
The Lynx captains decided to make a statement.