Sylvia Fowles will forever be remembered as a basketball icon. If you ever decide to recite Fowles’ career achievements, you might want to take a few extra breaths.
A WNBA MVP. Two WNBA titles. Two WNBA Finals MVPs. (Takes a breath) Eight All-Star selections. Four Defensive Player of the Year awards. (Takes another breath) The only player in WNBA history to record at least 4,000 rebounds (!).
Suffice to say, Fowles created a lot of memories over her legendary 15-year career. Her final game, with the Lynx taking on the Sun (-6) Sunday, was bound to be emotional. And when the all-time great center stepped off the court for the final time in the closing moments, the hometown Connecticut crowd honored Fowles with a touching standing ovation:
.@SylviaFowles checks out for the final time in her WNBA career for the @minnesotalynx at Mohegan Sun Arena where she gets a standing ovation 💐
Thank you for everything Syl 🧡 pic.twitter.com/Y4atmTLgOZ
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 14, 2022
Sylvia Fowles checks out to a standing ovation in Connecticut pic.twitter.com/83iybt4TI8
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) August 14, 2022
Oh wow. Look at that emotional outpouring from Fowles’ teammates. Just listen to the roar of that crowd that does not wain whatsoever. A fitting tribute to one of the best ever as she hangs her sneakers up. Someone, please stop cutting onions!