Minnesota Lynx open up upper level seats for Finals series
Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx celebrates with teammates against the Connecticut Sun in the third quarter of Game Five of the Semi-Finals during the WNBA Playoffs at Target Center on October 08, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Lynx de (Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Lynx are offering seats in its upper level as they gear up to face the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals.
What we know
The Lynx are headed to New York for Games 1 and 2 of the series on Thursday and Sunday. Games 3 and 4 will be hosted at the Target Center on Wednesday, Oct. 16 and Friday, Oct. 18.
Tickets for the home games in Minneapolis went on sale on Wednesday with seats available in the upper section for both games.
As of Wednesday evening, both games were nearly sold out, with lower-level seats for Wednesday's game gone, while upper-level seats for Friday's matchup had been sold out.
The few tickets left for Wednesday games run between $22 to $38 per ticket. As for Friday's game, the lower-level seats are priced between $82 and $119.
Context
Normally, Lynx games only include seating in the lower 100 level with the upper level taped off. The team had also previously opened up 200-level tickets when Caitlin Clark played at the Target Center earlier in the year.
The Lynx sold out the lower level of the Target Center for its decisive Game 5 win over Connecticut.
Background
This is Minnesota's seventh WNBA Finals appearance and the first since the team won the championship in 2017. The Lynx made the finals six times over seven years between 2011 and 2017
The Lynx have won four WNBA Championships.