Sylvia Fowles on Sunday wrapped up her 14-year long WNBA career as the only player with more than four thousand rebounds. The 36-year-old scored 10 points, 12 rebounds in her final match against the Connecticut Sun. Minnesota Lynx however lost 83-90. 

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Fowles had her league-best 192 career double-double. Minnesota Lynx general manager and coach Cheryl Reeve said that she wanted the 2017 league MVP’s farewell game to be different. 

“She said that was a point of emphasis for her return, is that the Lynx have not necessarily had a proper goodbye in terms of some of the other great players. This is Syl being loyal and giving back to the fans. That’s big for Syl. It’s not necessarily what she wants, but she looked at our franchise and said you guys deserve this,”  Reeve said.

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Fowles is the only player to lead two franchises (Minnesota and Chicago) in career rebounding and she is the only WNBA player to reach 4,000 career rebounds. Fowles checked out of the game for the last time to a long standing ovation, and hugged her coaches and teammates.

The Sun led 78-62 with 7:08 remaining before Minnesota went on a 14-2 run during which Fowles and Aerial Powers scored five points each. Leading jus 80-76, Thomas hit a jumper in the lane for Connecticut and her rebound on the other end helped set up Courtney Williams’s 15-footer for an eight-point lead.

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Natisha Hiedeman and Brionna Jones scored 15 points each for Connecticut. Jonquel Jones scored 12 points and Williams had 10. Thomas added seven rebounds and five assists.

Connecticut was already assured of the No. 3 playoff spot and will open at home against No. 6 Dallas on Thursday. Minnesota missed the playoffs.