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Farewell, Syl: Fowles exit fueling Lynx in push for playoffs

FILE - Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles waves to the crowd after WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert presented her with the trophy for being named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, at a WNBA basketball game between the Lynx and Chicago Sky, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Minneapolis. One of the league's greatest centers is ready to move on to another career in mortuary science, no longer possessing the energy to stay in basketball shape. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP, File) A mural depicting Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) is shown on a building a few blocks from the Target Center, where the Lynx play home games, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. One of the league's greatest centers is ready to move on to another career in mortuary science, no longer possessing the energy to stay in basketball shape. (Dave Campbell) FILE - Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles rebounds during the fourth quarter of the team's WNBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Minneapolis. One of the league's greatest centers is ready to move on to another career in mortuary science, no longer possessing the energy to stay in basketball shape. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File) FILE - Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles hugs WNBA president Lisa Borders after receiving the MVP trophy as the Lynx celebrate their WNBA championship, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 in Minneapolis. Fowles, one of the league's greatest centers, is ready to move on to another career in mortuary science, no longer possessing the energy to stay in basketball shape. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, File) Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) is fouled as she shoots by Indiana Fever guard Victoria Vivians (35) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Friday, July 15, 2022. The Lynx defeated the Fever 87-77. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Farewell, Syl: Fowles exit fueling Lynx in push for playoffs