MN's Napheesa Collier Shines on 'TIME 100'

GO GO GO! NAPHEESA COLLIER IS A ROCK STAR

How exciting it is to be a female professional athlete right now. Minnesota Lynx Napheesa Collier just received an honor from TIME magazine.

Napheesa has been listed as one of TIME magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people!

Napheesa is listed in the 'pioneers' section, which highlights 'Unrivaled,' the women's 3 on 3 basketball league that began earlier this year.

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WHAT IS 'UNRIVALED?'

Before the creation of 'Unrivaled,' professional women's basketball players spent a lot of time playing overseas in the off-season to make money. Now with Unrivaled, it's a great way for them to be able to stay in the United States. Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, another WNBA star from the New York Liberty, are the women who founded the league while playing basketball and leading their teams to the finals.

ALEX MORGAN IMPRESSED

According to an online article, Alex Morgan, World Cup and Olympic soccer champion, said, 'Unrivaled makes female athletes think about everything differently. It’s not always just take the salary and sign on the dotted line and be happy. Sometimes you can just do it yourself better. That’s what Phee and Stewie did here. The launch of Unrivaled will go down in history as a pivotal moment for continuing the tidal wave of momentum in women’s sports.”

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FIRST SEASON LEADS TO MORE EXCITEMENT IN SEASON TWO

The first season started with six teams, and it's expected that it will be the same for its second season, but you can bet that these women are just going to make it bigger and better as time goes on. Right now, the article said that there are already over 20 players who have signed a contract for at least two seasons.

GET READY

The Lynx's first regular-season home game is coming! Put May 21st on your calendar. Game time will be 7 pm, and they will be taking on the Dallas Wings. Minnesotan Paige Bueckers plays for the Dallas Wings, so no matter who your favorite team is, you can find talented Minnesotans on the roster!