It’s been seven games now that Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has missed since she suffered an ankle injury back on Aug 2. The Lynx have managed to go 5-2 in her absence and have held on to the No. 1 overall seed in the WNBA standings. However, the MVP candidate might be close to a return to the court beginning with the Lynx’s game against the Indiana Fever on Sunday.

Napheesa Collier was officially listed as probable on the Fever injury report for the team’s rematch against the Fever, as per Chloe Peterson of the Indy Star. The Lynx’s last win was a narrow, 95-91 victory against the Fever, a team that has had their fair share of injury problems as well.

Collier first suffered the injury against the Las Vegas Aces, a game in which the Lynx had been comfortably ahead when she

See Full Page