Lynx star Napheesa Collier has a new idea for your next tattoo.
With two seconds left in Friday’s Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, Bridget Carleton grabbed a rebound off a Courtney Williams miss and lobbed up a putback to break the 80-80 deadlock. No good, but Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu fouled Carleton on the boxout, sending her to the line to sink two free throws and tie the series, 2-2.
The winner-take-all Game 5 is Sunday night in Brooklyn.
During the Timberwolves deep playoff run to the NBA Western Conference finals, big performances from Naz Reid endeared him to fans and helped him become an inked meme in the process. Local tattoo shop Beloved Studios offered fans $20 “Naz Reid” tattoos.
After Friday’s win, Collier called for “BC” tattoos to recognize the three-point sharpshooter that has been with the Lynx since 2019 and has posted career highs in points, minutes and rebounds this season.
”That’s the hardest shot in basketball, free throws at the end of the game. To knock those down at the end of the game, that’s just exactly who BC is,” Collier said. “They were saying Naz free tattoos, I think BC free tattoos is next.”
Carleton also guarded Ionescu as she chucked up her own last-second shot in hopes of scoring another deep game-winning three like she did in Game 3.
”[Carleton] is a hustle-play player,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. “That’s just what she does, everyday. You can always count on her to be there for you.”