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Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) and center Sylvia Fowles (34) celebrate after forcing a Washington Mystics timeout during the second half Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 in Minneapolis. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles has been named the WNBA’s most valuable player.
The league announced the award Thursday before the Lynx hosted Washington in Game 2 of their best-of-five semifinal series. Fowles received 35 of 40 first-place votes from a media panel.
Fowles averaged 18.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks to lead the Lynx to a 27-7 record and the top seed in the playoffs. She also shot 65.5 percent from the field, leading the WNBA in shooting percentage for the fifth time in her career.
New York’s Tina Charles finished second in the voting. Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker was third.
