MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Lynx traditionally break out brightly colored sneakers for the W.N.B.A. playoffs, picked by the six-time All-Star Seimone Augustus. Sylvia Fowles, who joined the Lynx in midseason, was delighted to find a royal blue pair when she arrived at practice this week.
“This is my first time wearing the same kicks as a unit,” said Fowles, admiring the sneakers on her feet after practice. “I don’t know what we’re wearing next round, or in the finals. Hopefully, it will be something sweet.”
About two months after forcing a trade from the Chicago Sky, the only W.