{"id":174641,"date":"2025-09-28T05:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/174641\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T05:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:12:09","slug":"lynx-rule-napheesa-collier-out-for-game-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/174641\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynx rule Napheesa Collier out for Game 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Collier\u2019s loss is a huge one for Minnesota. The 2025 WNBA MVP runner-up led the Lynx in scoring, averaging 22.6 points per game during the regular season \u2014 second only to league MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/w\/wilsoa01w.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.thenexthoops.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-27_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A\u2019ja Wilson<\/a>. Collier kept pace with her impressive regular season output this postseason, averaging 20.6 points and 6.8 rebounds average across five playoff contests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-fl-body-bg-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">Sign up in September and check out The Ice Garden for free!<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theicegarden.com\/#\/portal\/signup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ice Garden<\/a> is now part of The IX Sports family!<\/p>\n<p>The staff of The Ice Garden has paved the way for women\u2019s hockey coverage from the college ranks to international competitions. Of course, that includes in-depth coverage of the PWHL too.<\/p>\n<p>If you love Hockey Friday, sign up in September to sample all the incredible work of The Ice Garden.<\/p>\n<p>The Lynx will also be without head coach Cheryl Reeve, who was ejected in the final minute of Friday\u2019s semifinal showdown after her reaction to the play that saw Collier injured. The forward appeared to roll her ankle and was helped off the court after making contact with Phoenix\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/t\/thomaal01w.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.thenexthoops.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-27_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alyssa Thomas<\/a> as the clock wound down. The league announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenexthoops.com\/wnba\/minnesota-lynx\/lynx-rocked-by-cheryl-reeve-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">one game suspension<\/a> for the coach\u2019s conduct during the game and her unfiltered postgame comments about the officiating.<\/p>\n<p>That suspension will be served Sunday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Minnesota finished Game 3 without Napheesa Collier or Coach Cheryl Reeve.<\/p>\n<p>Coach was assessed a second technical foul and ejected after Collier collided with Alyssa Thomas on this play. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ZNGuUSXi9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6ZNGuUSXi9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 espnW (@espnW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnW\/status\/1971785070881968186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Collier missed seven games this summer as she recovered from a right ankle injury, during which Minnesota went 5-2. The team did not elaborate on her injury, which Reeve had speculated in her post-game comments Friday night was \u201cprobably a fracture.\u201d No timeline was provided, either.<\/p>\n<p>Lynx guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/c\/carridi01w.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.thenexthoops.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-27_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DiJonai Carrington<\/a> will also miss Sunday\u2019s game with a foot injury that has ended her season, the team announced, as the Lynx look to secure a short-handed road win to keep the series alive.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Collier\u2019s loss is a huge one for Minnesota. 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