The Lynx will have three players in the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night after Kayla McBride was added as an injury replacement.
The veteran guard joins teammates Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams in the game; all three will play on “Team Collier” as it faces “Team Clark,” captained by Fever guard Caitlin Clark.
McBride replaces injured Atlanta guard Rhyne Howard. It’s McBride’s second All-Star Game as a member of the Lynx and her fifth overall.
The game is 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and will be televised by ABC.
Cheryl Reeve of the Lynx will coach Team Collier.
McBride is in her 12th WNBA season and fifth in Minnesota. In 19 games this season, she is averaging 14.1 points and 3.1 assists and is second in the league in three-pointers with 50. McBride is 27th in WNBA history in scoring.
The Lynx have the WNBA’s best record (19-4) and are 11-0 at home entering Wednesday afternoon’s game at Target Center against Phoenix. The Lynx’s loss to Indiana at Target Center in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game on July 1 doesn’t count as a regular-season game.
