Lynx forward Natalie Achonwa cleared to play, Hannah Sjerven released

The veteran reserve suffered a hamstring injury earlier this month.

May 23, 2022 at 2:22AM
Forward Natalie Achonwa is in her second season coming off the Lynx bench.
(Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lynx reserve forward Natalie Achonwa has been cleared to return to play, the team announced Sunday.

Achonwa suffered a right hamstring injury in the fourth quarter of a May 8 loss to Washington. She played in two games this season after playing in 28 games in 2021, her first with the Lynx after six with Indiana.

The team released center Hannah Sjerven from her hardship contract. The rookie from Rogers High School and the University of South Dakota played in three games for a total of nine minutes.

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