A two-time WNBA Finals MVP, eight-time All-WNBA selection, four-time Olympic gold medalist and a proud member of the WNBA\u2019s 25th anniversary team that was selected in 2021, Sylvia Fowles is one of the greatest athletes the sports has ever produced. She retired as the WNBA\u2019s all-time leading rebounder and is set to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.<\/p>\n
Fans who have followed the women\u2019s game closely for years can probably remember Fowles\u2019<\/a> career all the way back to her days at LSU, when she led the Tigers to four straight Final Fours.<\/p>\n Fowles only just retired in 2022 after 15 pro seasons, but the women\u2019s game has attracted millions of new fans since then, meaning that although her career stands alongside the best to ever do it, these new arrivals to the sport aren\u2019t as familiar with her game as they should be.<\/p>\n Before her big day, Fowles sat down for an exclusive interview with our very own Adit Pujari and she reflected on how the game has changed since her heyday.<\/p>\n When asked by Pujari what is so different about the game now, Fowles said, \u201cI definitely would say individuality. These women having a voice and showing who they are outside of the sport and giving fans more opportunities to interact with them.\u201d<\/p>\n Fowles was recognized in her day as one of the game\u2019s best, but she\u2019s right that there\u2019s more of an emphasis now on individual brands. The top WNBA<\/a> players have more ways to get noticed now than ever before, from endorsement deals that many that players like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have, to the very successful Unrivaled league launched by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.<\/p>\n