While there was some hope that Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier would compete in Saturday afternoon's face-off with the New York Liberty, she was was ruled out due to her lingering ankle injury, via the team's X account. The disappointed fans inside the Target Center will have to wait to witness the MVP favorite's anticipated return.
Obviously, though, the Lynx's main priority is making sure their top player is healthy for the playoffs. She sustained an ankle sprain in the squad's Aug. 2 dismantlement of the Las Vegas Aces and has now missed the last four games. Collier still has more than three weeks left to regain full force before the postseason begins and Minnesota's championship pursuit ramps up.
The league-leading Lynx (27-5) have unsurprisingly shown some vulnerability without the two-time All-WNBA First-Team selection, but they are riding a five-game winning streak just the same and beat the Liberty by double digits on the road last Sunday. Collier will watch on as this juggernaut tries to do the same on Saturday, this time in front of the home crowd.
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