No. 34 is hanging from the rafters of the Target Center in Minneapolis as of Sunday, the retired number worn by Sylvia Fowles for a truly legendary 14-year WNBA career. She’s also had her number retired at her alma mater, LSU — the second women’s hoops player to get the honor in Tigers’ history.
Fowles retired from the league in August 2022. Her last game was on Aug. 14 that year, when the Lynx traveled to Connecticut and lost 90-83. She had put up a signature double-double, with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
While it probably wasn’t the ending she’d hoped for, she told The New York Times on Aug. 19, 2022, “if I miss it, then I’ll come back.”
An unforgettable moment for Sweet Syl 🧡@SylviaFowles #34 @minnesotalynx jersey now hangs in the rafters right where it belongs 🙌#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/cYn55ffWJq
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 12, 2023
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Fowles was known as the rebounding ace, racking up a total of 4,006 in six years with Chicago and seven with Minnesota. She’s the reigning all-time career rebound leader after she beat out Rebekkah Brunson for the spot in 2020.
The 6-foot-6 center spent 2008-14 with the Chicago Sky, who drafted her second overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft, before moving to Minnesota in…
