Minnesota Lynx’s center Sylvia Fowles continues to build her Hall of Fame case in Tuesday night’s 90-66 loss to Seattle Storm. Fowles finished the game with 11 boards which got her career number to 3361 and made her WNBA’s all-time leader in rebounds.

Fowles entered the season being No.2 on the all-time rebounding list, needing 25 boards to surpass her former teammate and current Lynx’s assistant Rebekkah Brunson (3,356). After getting 18 rebounds in the season opener over the weekend, Fowles reached the mark late in the second quarter against Storm.

“It still feels surreal at this moment,” said Fowles after the game, “but I think I’ll have time for it to soak in tomorrow and appreciate all the hard work I’ve put in the last 13 [seasons].”

Fowles holds two more WNBA records. She has a record field goal percentage of .593 while also setting the all-time rebound average in a single season in 2018 when she grabbed 11.9 boards per game.

“As far as rebounding, I think it pretty much sums up who I am,” she added. “Growing up, that was me. I was always that defensive player.”

Sylvia Fowles spent the early part of her career with Chicago Sky, winning one WNBA Championship and getting three All-Star appearances between 2008 and 2014. In 2015, Fowles was traded to Minnesota, where she added one more title alongside an MVP award in 2017 and three additional All-Star selections among other achievements.

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It has been announced on the WNBA’s official site that center Sylvia Fowles of the Minnesota Lynx has been honored with the WNBA’s 2017 Most Valuable Player award. Sylvia Fowles had 385 points in the voting, receiving 35 of 40 first-place votes.  After receiving the award, Lynx gave an emotional speech, thanking everyone who helped her through her career. You can check out a part of her acceptance speech below.

"I said I wasn't going to cry."

Huge congrats to our very own @SylviaFowles on being crowned the 2017 @WNBA MVP! pic.twitter.com/bcf8jpG5Ii

— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) September 14, 2017

This is the first MVP award for Fowles, and the second for Lynx, after Maya Moore won the award in 2014. WNBA’s MVP award had 9 different winners in the last 9 years. New York Liberty forward Tina Charles finished behind Fowles in the voting receiving three first-place votes and 199 points, while Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks received the remaining two Los Angeles Sparks and ended on the third spot with 132 points.

Sylvia Fowles had an amazing season for the Lynx, guiding the team to 27-7 record and No. 1 seed in the 2017 WNBA Playoffs. In 34 games played, Fowles averaged 18.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. Minnesota Lynx currently has a one game lead against the Washington Mystics in the best-of-five Semifinals series.

Fowles was drafted in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky with the 2^nd overall pick. She spent 7 years with the team, becoming an All-Star caliber player and receiving numerous honors including All-WNBA First Team on two occasions (2010, 2013) and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2011 and 2013. More of the same followed after Fowles got traded to Minnesota Lynx in 2015 per her own request. With the Lynx, Fowles finally managed to win her first WNBA title in 2015, while being named WNBA Finals MVP. She also has three Olympics Gold medals won with the United States women’s national basketball team in addition to World Championship gold medal. During WNBA off-season, Fowles played overseas on several occasions.

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Minnesota Lynx’s center Sylvia Fowles continues to build her Hall of Fame case in Tuesday night’s 90-66 loss to Seattle Storm. Fowles finished the game with 11 boards which got her career number to 3361 and made her WNBA’s all-time leader in rebounds.

Fowles entered the season being No.2 on the all-time rebounding list, needing 25 boards to surpass her former teammate and current Lynx’s assistant Rebekkah Brunson (3,356). After getting 18 rebounds in the season opener over the weekend, Fowles reached the mark late in the second quarter against Storm.

“It still feels surreal at this moment,” said Fowles after the game, “but I think I’ll have time for it to soak in tomorrow and appreciate all the hard work I’ve put in the last 13 [seasons].”

Fowles holds two more WNBA records. She has a record field goal percentage of .593 while also setting the all-time rebound average in a single season in 2018 when she grabbed 11.9 boards per game.

“As far as rebounding, I think it pretty much sums up who I am,” she added. “Growing up, that was me. I was always that defensive player.”

Sylvia Fowles spent the early part of her career with Chicago Sky, winning one WNBA Championship and getting three All-Star appearances between 2008 and 2014. In 2015, Fowles was traded to Minnesota, where she added one more title alongside an MVP award in 2017 and three additional All-Star selections among other achievements.

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It has been announced on the WNBA’s official site that center Sylvia Fowles of the Minnesota Lynx has been honored with the WNBA’s 2017 Most Valuable Player award. Sylvia Fowles had 385 points in the voting, receiving 35 of 40 first-place votes.  After receiving the award, Lynx gave an emotional speech, thanking everyone who helped her through her career. You can check out a part of her acceptance speech below.

"I said I wasn't going to cry."

Huge congrats to our very own @SylviaFowles on being crowned the 2017 @WNBA MVP! pic.twitter.com/bcf8jpG5Ii

— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) September 14, 2017

This is the first MVP award for Fowles, and the second for Lynx, after Maya Moore won the award in 2014. WNBA’s MVP award had 9 different winners in the last 9 years. New York Liberty forward Tina Charles finished behind Fowles in the voting receiving three first-place votes and 199 points, while Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks received the remaining two Los Angeles Sparks and ended on the third spot with 132 points.

Sylvia Fowles had an amazing season for the Lynx, guiding the team to 27-7 record and No. 1 seed in the 2017 WNBA Playoffs. In 34 games played, Fowles averaged 18.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. Minnesota Lynx currently has a one game lead against the Washington Mystics in the best-of-five Semifinals series.

Fowles was drafted in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky with the 2^nd overall pick. She spent 7 years with the team, becoming an All-Star caliber player and receiving numerous honors including All-WNBA First Team on two occasions (2010, 2013) and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2011 and 2013. More of the same followed after Fowles got traded to Minnesota Lynx in 2015 per her own request. With the Lynx, Fowles finally managed to win her first WNBA title in 2015, while being named WNBA Finals MVP. She also has three Olympics Gold medals won with the United States women’s national basketball team in addition to World Championship gold medal. During WNBA off-season, Fowles played overseas on several occasions.

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