Minnesota Lynx star and WNBA MVP favorite Napheesa Collier will return to action on Sunday when her team takes on the Indiana Fever . Collier, who will immediately rejoin the starting lineup, had been out since Aug. 2 due to a sprained ankle.
Collier's injury, which occurred during the Lynx's historic 53-point win over the Las Vegas Aces , stirred controversy because it happened late in the third quarter with her team up by 43 points. Many wondered why Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve still had her superstar in the game.
"I don't think about those things," Reeve said at the time. "It's the third quarter of a game on someone else's floor, I don't think the game is over. I don't think like that. She had a sub there and she wasn't gonna play in the fourth quarter. Sometimes these things happ