After taking the last two games off to get rest, Lindsay Whalen will return to action tonight against Seattle.
For the first time since her WNBA debut, Lindsay Whalen will not start
Tanisha Wright will start for the Lynx tonight, with Whalen coming off the bench
August 12, 2018 at 10:50PM
But she will not start.
Tanisha Wright will start at point guard.
This is news. The last time Whalen played in a game but didn't start? Her WNBA debut, for Connecticut, back on May 22, 2004, when she came off the bench for the Sun. Since that night Whalen had started 475 consecutive games, a streak that will end tonight.
Royce Lewis’ blazing start to his Twins career had him atop the ranking at the end of spring. But times have changed.