Justin Vernon drives an hour and forty minutes from his home in Eau Claire to Target Center. A devoted Lynx fan for years, ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 21: Seimone Augustus #33 of the Minnesota Lynx handles the ball against ... More Chelsea Gray #12 of the Los Angeles Sparks in Round One of the 2018 WNBA Playoffs at ...

Grammy Award winner Justin Vernon, the frontman for Bon Iver, is teaming up with the Lynx to give back to the community.

Seimone Augustus presented a Lynx jersey to President Obama in 2012. (AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Seimone Augustus signed autographs at the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis.

It’s just that Seimone is just unbelievable in the way that she gives of herself.” Augustus returns precisely when the Lynx most need someone who knows what they’re doing and can get the ...

Augustus knows this but insists that none of it -- the poor season, the doubts that followed it, whatever happened with the Lynx -- is motivating her. "I don't have anything to prove to anyone at ...

For 15 years, Seimone Augustus ’ body did exactly what her mind instructed. Shoot, jump, crossover opponents so ruthlessly that they ended up on the floor, the former Sparks forward could do it all.

While most will look at MVP candidate Maya Moore as the catalyst behind the Lynx’s terrific season thus far, and rightfully so, it’s Seimone Augustus who has led Minnesota through their patch ...

Augustus, laden with championship rings and now an assistant with the Los Angeles Sparks, first realized her true strength fighting for L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

Minnesota Lynx basketball players Seimone Augustus, left, and Maya Moore, right, react to fan cheers during a parade to celebrate the team’s WNBA Championship on Oct. 16, 2015, in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus shouts after the Lynx score against the Phoenix Mercury in the third quarter at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The Lynx beat Phoenix, 113-95.