You take it all in and get to the point where you just miss being in the gym so bad,” Whalen said. “You just miss being at practice and at workouts.”

Lindsay Whalen is back where she belongs, and this time, it’s helping coach the team she helped lead to four WNBA championships as a player. Whalen and Eric Thibault officially joined the Minnesota Lynx coaching staff on Monday,

What I’m most excited about is joining a group that has great team culture, a competitive culture,’ Thibault said. “I’m really aligned with what this Lynx organization