With the help of 18 points from veteran guard Odyssey Sims — making her season debut after signing with Dallas on Tuesday — the Wings won for the first time in a month, ending an 11-game losing streak with a 94-88 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday.
The Wings signed Sims to a hardship contract earlier this week after starter Maddy Siegrist broke her finger on June 18. Siegrist is expected to be out until after the Olympic break.
Sims, who turns 32 in July, was hoping to be on the Wings roster at the start of this season. But she stayed ready just in case she was picked up.
“When the season started, I knew I wasn’t done playing in the league,” Sims said. “Obviously, I’m getting older, but I still have something left in my tank. Every day, I wake up and go to the gym. And I have a son. So even if I wanted to give up, days I feel like I’m defeated, I still have to push through because I have a son that’s looking up to me to make him proud.”
Sims said she was competing in Paris over the weekend when she got the call from…
