Minnesota Lynx star and WNBA MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier left Saturday’s road game against the Las Vegas Aces late in the third quarter with a right ankle injury.
Collier rolled her ankle while running into Lynx forward Alanna Smith, who, like Collier, was tracking a potential offensive rebound. Collier’s right foot collided with the back of Smith’s left foot.
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After getting twisted up, Collier hit the deck. The five-time All-Star forward couldn’t stand up at first. The Lynx trainers had her sit back down. But ultimately she was able to walk gingerly off the court and into the locker room under her own power, albeit with an arm around the shoulder a Minnesota staffer.
At the time, the Lynx were up 92-49 on the Aces, who had their bench in the game from about midway through the third quarter on.
Collier scored just four points during a 67-point Lynx first half that featured lights out shooting from her teammates, including from five-time All-Star guard Kayla McBride, who tied a WNBA record with 8 made 3s in one half.
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But Collier joined the scoring party in the third quarter when she recorded 14 points, giving her 18 on the day before she went down.
Collier, who captained an All-Star team this year, entered the weekend with a league-high 23.8 points per game.
This story is being updated.
