Overview

• The enshrinement ceremony is Saturday, Sept. 6, in Springfield, Massachusetts, with presenters set as Geno Auriemma and Swin Cash for Sue Bird; Katie Smith and Lindsay Whalen for Sylvia Fowles; and Auriemma, Cash, Whalen and Tamika Catchings for Maya Moore.
• The Minnesota Lynx become the WNBA’s first franchise with four Hall of Famers as Moore and Fowles join Lindsay Whalen (2022) and Seimone Augustus (2024).
• Whalen will skip a Lynx game to attend the ceremony, and coach Cheryl Reeve called for better scheduling coordination so teams can fully celebrate former players.
• Bird capped a 19-season career with four championships and league records for minutes and games played; Moore won league and Finals MVP honors before stepping away in her prime; Fowles is an eight-time All-Star, four-time Defensive Player of the Year and 2017 MVP and Finals MVP.
• Moore’s criminal-justice advocacy helped secure Jonathan Irons’ 2020 release, and both Fowles and Bird have been prominent voices for equality and social justice, underscoring the class’s influence beyond the court.