At long last, Damiris Dantas is getting her due

Amidst a pandemic and personal tragedy, the Minnesota Lynx forward from Brazil is playing the best basketball of her career.

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As I hope you know, it is officially WNBA playoffs time. I highly recommend you subscribe to two other newsletters — Here’s Basketball and The Next — to keep you up-to-date on every second of the fun. Tonight (Thursday, September 17) is Round 2…