Lynx star guard Lindsay Whalen has become the first WNBA player to hit a starry milestone.
Lynx star Lindsay Whalen hits WNBA milestone
Lindsay Whalen is the first player in league history to score 5,000 points, have 2,000 assists and 1,500 rebounds.
July 8, 2016 at 12:11AM
Whalen is the first player in league history to score 5,000 points, have 2,000 assists and 1,500 rebounds, hitting the points mark Thursday night against Connecticut.
Whalen was averaging 8.6 points, 3.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds through 18 games. She is in her 13th season and seventh with the Lynx, averaging 12.2 points, 5.1 assists, four rebounds and one assist per game throughout her career.
She scored 11 points, had four assists and four rebounds Tuesday in the Lynx 87-82 victory against Chicago.
The former Gophers women's basketball standout from Hutchinson, Minn., was No. 15 on the WNBA's all-time scoring list with 4,996 points entering Thursday's game, was third on the all-time assist list with 2,095 and her 1,635 rebounds are ranked 30th. She is a five-time All-Star and three-time WNBA champion.
Whalen last month was named to the WNBA's "Top 20@20" honoring the 20 greatest players of all-time to celebrate the league's 20th anniversary. Check out this career highlight video.
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