The Sparks, three games outside of the WNBA’s final playoff spot nearing the midway point of the season, host first-place Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.

Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 18 points, Napheesa Collier added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 91-82.

Former UConn star Napheesa Collier was bleeding blue when she drafted her 2025 WNBA All-Star team, selecting three of her fellow Huskies.

Minnesota is armed with two of the lethalist free-throw shooters in the WNBA. Entering Tuesday’s action, 32 players had shot 50-plus times from the stripe this season. Collier is first among them in free-throw percentage, while McBride is second (94.1).

Clark made sure to add her fellow Fever standouts while managing to eschew a couple of players — and a coach — with whom she has a little bit of history.

Napheesa Collier and Caitlin Clark surprise everybody after deciding to trade coaches during the WNBA All-Star draft.

After it was announced she was picked by the Lynx star on Tuesday night in the WNBA All-Star Game draft, Reese went to X to share her excitement for joining Team Collier, which will take on the squad selected by the Fever’s Caitlin Clark.

Lynx's Napheesa Collier claps back at fan over WNBPA conspiracy claim originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier clapped back at a fan's social media post on Saturday alleging she and Breanna Stewart have a conflict of interest as members of the WNBPA executive committee.