An exchange that Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and NPR's Steve Inskeep had when speaking about Collier's one-year contract in a May 6 interview has gotten a lot of attention from the women's basketball community.

At one point in the interview, Collier was asked, "Your fans want to know one other thing: Why did you sign for just one year?"

"I am so focused on the now. Like, I just came off two ankle surgeries. I'm trying to get back on the court. And this was such a whirlwind. We had the CBA going on, and all these things, everything was happening so fast.…