The WNBA is coming to Kansas City for the first time in two decades. The Minnesota Lynx will play the Nigerian Women’s National Team in a WNBA preseason game at T-Mobile Center on Monday, April 27, at 7 p.m. The game is hosted by ProHoops Sports & Events, a sports events company out of Wichita. The Lynx feature stars like forward Napheesa Collier, guard Kayla McBride and guards and social media stars Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman. They are led by U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Cheryl Reeve, who has led the team since 2010. The Nigeria national team, also known as D’Tigress, is currently ranked eighth in the FIBA World Rankings. The team reached the quarterfinals in the 2024 Olympics, becoming the first African basketball team, male or female, to qualify for the Olympic quarterfinals. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 20, at 10 a.m. on the T-Mobile Center website. Read more at the link in our bio. 🎥: Alexa Stone/The Star (@lexmadee)
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