BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) \u2014 The opener of the WNBA playoff series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx was postponed nearly 90 minutes before its scheduled tipoff Sunday because of inconclusive COVID-19 test results for Storm players. The players with inconclusive results have undergone additional testing and are in isolation, according to the WNBA. The league announced Sunday night that Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal series would be played on Tuesday. That was supposed to be Game 2.The WNBA made it through the regular season with a few false positive tests for the coronavirus, but no players developed COVID-19 once the season started. The season is being played inside a bubble environment at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.<\/p>\n
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Jasmine Thomas had a career-high 31 points, Alyssa Thomas scored 18, and the Connecticut Sun pulled away early and cruised to a 87-62 win over the Las Vegas Aces in Game of 1 of the best-of-five WNBA semifinals. Alyssa Thomas had six rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks. Natisha Hiedeman made 4 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points for Connecticut. A\u2019ja Wilson led top-seeded Las Vegas with 19 points and Jackie Young scored 16. Game 2 is Tuesday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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