Lindsay Whalen returns to the Lynx as assistant coach [Video]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — There’s no place like home and no one knows that better than Lindsay Whalen. 

Whalen is back with the Lynx — this time as an assistant coach. 

During a press conference at Target Center on Monday afternoon, Whalen said, “I’m just excited to get started and I guess that’s the last time I’ll say excited because I’ve said it 10 times now in that answer. Other than the fact that I’m thrilled to be here… and ecstatic really.”

As a player, the Hutchinson native stayed home during college and led the Gophers to a Final Four — their only in program history. Her journey into the WNBA took her away from Minnesota to play for the Connecticut Sun.

But there’s no place like home. Whalen became a legend with the Lynx with four WNBA championships between 2011 …