Lynx still coy about Napheesa Collier ahead of Liberty matchup
MINNEAPOLIS — The Lynx listed Napheesa Collier as “doubtful” for Saturday’s matinee against the Liberty.
Collier has been sidelined since Aug. 2 with a right ankle injury and the Lynx have been coy about when this year’s league MVP front-runner may return.
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After Friday’s practice, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said she didn’t have an official update on Collier.
“We’re tracking as we thought,” Reeve said. “But I haven’t heard anything specifically from Phee or from our training staff [about] any timelines or anything like that.”
Reeve said she anticipates Collier will return before the regular season concludes Sept. 11.
“That would be really problematic if she wasn’t able to,” Reeve added. “She’ll be back soon.”
Collier was spotted by some reporters at Thursday’s Lynx practice without a walking boot, though Reeve said she wasn’t sure whether Collier is still wearing a boot as a precautionary measure at other times.
“I don’t know exactly everything she’s doing,” Reeve said. “I know that she’s at the point where she’s running and doing what she’s supposed to be doing at this process.”
In 26 games, Collier has averaged a league-leading 23.5 points per game while shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 36.8% from deep. She also ranks fourth in total blocks (42), is tied for sixth in steals (46) and sits 11th in rebounds per game (7.5).
Though there’s no minimum games played requirement for WNBA season awards, such as league MVP, no winners over the past decade have missed more than five games during their MVP campaign.
The NBA requires players to have played at least 65 games — roughly 80 percent of the season — to be eligible for MVP votes. For the WNBA, that threshold would equal about 35 games.
Asked whether she thought it was reasonable for award candidates to play at least 80 percent of the season, Reeve said, “Those things are all subjective… There’s all these voters and they have all reasons why they vote for players and that sort of thing.” Those things will take care of themselves.”
The Lynx take a five-game winning streak into Saturday’s game against the Liberty.
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