The WNBA’s MVP frontrunner is going to be on the sidelines for at least the next two weeks.
Minnesota Lynx star forward Napheesa Collier will be out of the lineup for at least the next four games with a sprained right ankle, ESPN’s Kendra Andrews reported Monday.
Imaging revealed she avoided a major injury and she will be re-evaluated in two weeks, Andrews added.
Collier was injured in Sunday’s 111-58 win over the Las Vegas Aces.
Trailing the play in which Natisha Hiedeman drove the lane for a lay-up, Collier appeared to step on teammate Alanna Smith’s left foot and immediately went down near Las Vegas’ bench with the Lynx holding a 92-49 lead late in the third quarter.
She attempted to stand, but sat back down on the court, writhing in pain, and was immediately surrounded by Aces starters A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, NaLyssa Smith and Kierstan Bell, who all held towels to shield her from exposure.
Collier’s teammates, coaches and trainers eventually made their way to the opposite end of the court to tend to the 2025 All-Star MVP.
The seventh-year pro left the court on her own and went straight to the locker room, moving slowly and walking gingerly while favouring her right ankle with a Lynx staffer under her arm.
Collier, 28, has been excellent for the league-leading Lynx this season, and leads the WNBA with an average of 23.5 points per game.
— With files from the Associated Press