The Minnesota Lynx will get the chance to defend their Commissioner’s Cup championship after they advanced to the final with Tuesday night’s 76-62 victory over the visiting Las Vegas Aces.
But there is concern about Lynx star Napheesa Collier, who left the game early with a back injury.
The Lynx will represent the West for the second year in a row in the WNBA’s in-season competition between the two conferences after finishing 5-1 in Cup play. They will host the July 1 final against the Indiana Fever, who advanced earlier Tuesday after a contentious 88-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun. The Fever were 4-1 in Cup play, as were the New York Liberty, but the Fever won the tiebreaker with their head-to-head win over the Liberty on Saturday.
Collier, who leads the WNBA in scoring and is the early MVP favorite, exited at the 7:57 mark of the third quarter and didn’t return. Coach Cheryl Reeve said there was no update after the game.
The Lynx trailed 39-32 when Collier left, but they rallied without her, led by Courtney Williams‘ 20 points….
