Minnesota Lynx and U.S. Olympic team forward Napheesa Collier missed Saturday’s 74-67 victory over Washington with a plantar fasciitis condition in her left foot. No specific timetable has been given for her return.
Cheryl Reeve, coach of the Lynx and the U.S. Olympic team, said a potential return for Collier will be weighed against guarding her readiness for the Olympics.
“It’s certainly on our minds. There’s no way I’m going to sit here and say we aren’t considering that,” Reeve said. “The situation she’s in, it’s best for us to just kind of take it day by day.”
The Lynx have four games remaining before the break for the July 20 All-Star Game in Phoenix, where Collier is scheduled to play for Team USA vs. Team WNBA. That’s followed by the Paris Games, which start July 26.
Collier has dealt with plantar fasciitis since her college career at UConn. She limped off the court Thursday after feeling discomfort in her foot with 2 minutes, 36 seconds left in the third quarter and did not return to Minnesota’s loss to the Connecticut Sun. Saturday, she was…
