Friday, for the third straight year, the Minnesota Lynx held a special practice -- the "Dream Team" practice.
It starts when five kids are signed to an honorary, one-day contract, and a press conference is held announcing those signings. And then those kids get teamed up with Lynx players for some on-court activity.

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It's part of the Minnesota Lynx FastBreak Foundation, and the Dream Team is composed of kids from various local organizations who are facing difficulties and challenges in their lives.
It never fails to pull on heartstrings.
"This is amazing, this is important,'' Rebekkah Brunson said. She was squatting down next to 11-year-old Millie Muller (pictured above). Muller came to the Dream Team from HopeKids, which provides events and activities for families with children with life-threatening medical conditions. Muller has a congenital heart defect, something she deals with while helping others; she annually holds a fundraiser for the Children's Hospital on her birthday.
"It's very cool,'' Muller said of her experience. "I feel great to be here. It's really fun. I feel really special.''
Playing games of H-O-R-S-E with Seimone Augustus was 14-year-old Timothy Watkins, who came to the Dream Team from Tubman, an agency that helps people of all ages experiencing relationship violence, exploitation, addiction or mental heal challenges.