Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier suffered a Grade 2 tear of three ligaments in her ankle and a muscle in her shin during the collision Friday with Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, a source close to the situation told ESPN.
The injury carries a minimum six-week recovery period, the source told ESPN, meaning Collier would not have been able to return this season had the top-seeded Lynx advanced beyond their best-of-five series against the Mercury.
The Mercury eliminated the short-handed Lynx with their victory Sunday in Game 4 of the series.
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was ejected from Game 3 and earned a one-game suspension for her reaction to the play on which Collier was injured.
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