WNBA Fans Loved Nike Basketball's Clever Analogy After Lynx's Win Over Sun

The Lynx are WNBA Finals-bound after an 88-77 win over the Sun.
Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams and forward Napheesa Collier celebrate their team's win after Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Semifinals against the Connecticut Sun at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images
Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams and forward Napheesa Collier celebrate their team's win after Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Semifinals against the Connecticut Sun at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images / Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

The Minnesota Lynx are WNBA Finals-bound after an 88-77 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night at the Target Center. The Lynx were powered by 2024 Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier, who, with her 27 points and 11 rebounds, became the first WNBA player to ever record 25-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in three straight playoff games.

Nike Basketball, with whom Collier collaborates on sneakers, took notice of the performance and posted on X (formerly Twitter) to join the conversation after the game.

Nike Basketball's account posted a perfect analogy describing Collier and the Lynx's win.

With summer in the rearview mirror, fall in full force and daylight savings time fast approaching in November for Americans in all but two states, it was hard for Nike Basketball to cook up a better analogy involving a team named the Sun.

Fans loved it.

The Lynx will take on the New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday.


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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.