Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier suffered a left foot injury in Thursday night’s 78-73 loss to the Connecticut Sun. She was hurt with 2 minutes, 36 seconds left in the third quarter and did not return to the game.
Collier is having a standout season. She was named MVP of the Commissioner’s Cup final, won by the Lynx on June 25. Earlier in June, she was named to her second 5-on-5 Olympic team for the United States.
Cheryl Reeve, who is coach of both the Lynx and the U.S. women’s national team, said in the postgame news conference that she didn’t yet have an update on Collier or Lynx reserve guard Olivia Epoupa, who suffered a thigh injury during the game.
Collier left with nine points, which ended her streak of 29 consecutive games scoring in double figures, dating to last season. Another 5-on-5 U.S. Olympian, Alyssa Thomas, had a triple-double (13 points, 14 assists, 10 rebounds) for the Sun (16-4).
The Lynx (14-6) have lost two games in a row for the first time this season; they fell 76-67 on Tuesday at New York.
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