The Minnesota Lynx entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed and one of the favorites to win it all after being the top team in the WNBA all season. However, they fell short of their goal for the second consecutive year after losing the semifinal series to the Phoenix Mercury.

Last year, their trophy slipped away in a controversial overtime loss to the New York Liberty in the deciding game. They approached their 2025 campaign as their revenge tour, but a promising year ended in another heartbreak.

"To be close two years in a row and hit adversity situations every time for the people that you love, your sisters, your family, shit f—g hurts," said Kayla McBride during Sunday's postgame press conference. "It's hard, especially when you lay everything out there. As a vet, as someone who

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