PHOENIX – Seed n ° 1 Minnesota lynx will be without their star forward Napheesa Collier For match 4 of the WNBA semi-finals, the team announced on Saturday.
Necklace fell with a left ankle injury with 21.8 seconds to play in a defeat of match 3 against the Phoenix Mercury. Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said after necklace “. “Reeve was also Suspended Saturday For its rant against the officiant post-match.
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“When you let physicality occur, people are injured, there are fights and this is the look that our league wants for any reason,” reeve said. “One of the best players in the league shot zero free throws. Zero. And she had five faults … She brought her shoulder out and finished the match with her off -dedged leg.”
The Mercury led the two games in the series of five of two and would qualify towards the WNBA final with a victory on Sunday at Phx Arena (8 p.m. he, ESPN)
Here is what we know about the collar injury:
Does Napheesa Collier play Sunday Sunday?
Minnesota Lynx announced that Napheesa Collier would not play Sunday in match 4 of the semi-finals.
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Napheesa Collier Buthury Timeline
The collar’s injury occurred when Mercury striker Alyssa Thomas propelled the collar balloon with 23.8 seconds to play in match 3 while the Mercury led 82-76. Thomas seemed to contact the collar knee, which allowed necklace to turn the left ankle. Collar went down by tightening the ankle and did not come back. No fault was called on the piece, exasperating Reeve and leading to his second technical fault and to a subsequent ejection.
Collar has already been sidelined for seven games with a sprained right ankle after having clumsily landed in the Minnesota eruption victory over the AS de Las Vegas August 2. Minnesota went 5-2 during this section.The USA Today application brings you to the heart of the news – Fast. Download for the award -winning cover, crossword, audio narration, spaper enew and more.
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