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  • Minnesota Lynx 1998

    Lynx Team Creation

    On April 22, 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle) for the 1999 season. The team was officially named the Minnesota Lynx on December 5, 1998. The Lynx started their inaugural season in 1999 with 12,122 fans in attendance to watch the first regular-season game against the Detroit Shock at Target Center. The Lynx defeated ...
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  • Minnesota Lynx WNBA Champs 2011

    2011 WNBA Champs

    The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 3 with the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, featuring 2011 WNBA Draft top pick Maya Moore, in a game televised on NBA TV. Four games followed the next day, with the marquee matchup, televised on ABC, featuring the defending champion Seattle Storm and the Phoenix Mercury in Seattle. The Minnesota Lynx finished the regular season ...
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  • Minnesota Lynx WNBA Champs 2013

    2013 WNBA Champs

    The 2013 WNBA season was the 17th season of the Women’s National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 24, and playoffs concluded on October 10. The Minnesota Lynx won their second league championship, defeating the Atlanta Dream three games to none in the 2013 WNBA Finals. The year represented a positive turning point for the long-struggling league. Both ...
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  • Indiana Fever v Minnesota Lynx- 2015 WNBA Finals- Game Five

    2015 WNBA Champs

    The 2015 WNBA season was the 19th season of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season started on June 5 and playoffs concluded on October 14. The Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 69–52 in game five of the Finals on October 14 to clinch a third WNBA title in five years.
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  • Minnesota Lynx WNBA Champs 2017

    2017 WNBA Champions

    The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Its regular season began on May 13 with three games, highlighted by the defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Seattle Storm. It concluded on September 3. The playoffs began on September 6, and concluded on October 4, with the Minnesota Lynx defeating the Sparks in five games to win their fourth WNBA ...
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The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.

Founded prior to the 1999 season, the team is owned by Glen Taylor, who is also the majority owner of the Lynx’ NBA counterpart, the Minnesota Timberwolves.





Established
1999

City
Minneapolis

League History
1999 – Present / Women’s National Basketball Association

Team History
1999 – Present / Minnesota Lynx

Nickname
Lynx – The Lynx is the wild animal like their partner the Timberwolves, the name and logo has its relation to the NBA Minnesota Timberwolves.

Championship
WNBA Championships 4
2017, 2015, 2013, 2011

Arena
1999 – Present / Target Center
2016 – 2017 / Xcel Energy Center

Owner
1999 – Present / Glen Taylor

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