MIAMI (AP) — Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier will undergo surgery on both ankles and is expected to be out for four to six months, including the upcoming Unrivaled season, the women’s 3-on-3 basketball league announced Thursday.
Collier was recovering from ankle injuries suffered during the WNBA season, but said last month she was getting her strength back so she could be available for Unrivaled’s second season, which begins Monday.
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The 2024 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year suffered a sprained right ankle in an August game against the Las Vegas Aces and missed several weeks. She then injured her left ankle in the third game WNBA semifinals against the Phoenix Mercury.
Unrivaled, which Collier co-founded with fellow WNBA star Breanna Stewart, said a “joint team of medical staff” determined that surgery on both ankles would be necessary for Collier, who was named the league’s 3-on-3 MVP last season.
Temi Fágbénlé will take Collier’s place on the Lunar Owls for the 2026 season.
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