Napheesa Collier blasts WNBA commissioner
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Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier suffered "a Grade 2 tear of three ligaments in her left ankle and a muscle in her shin" in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.
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Napheesa Collier tells of private chat with Engelbert that she said exposed a problematic leader
Napheesa Collier delivered a blistering assessment of the WNBA and its commissioner as she sat in front of the media with a prepared statement and disclosed private conversations she said she had with Cathy Engelbert that portrayed her as a leader who lacks accountability.
The Lynx have suffered back-to-back losses to the Phoenix Mercury to take a 2-1 series deficit in the semifinals, and Game 3 ended in the ultimate disaster. Not only was head coach Cheryl Reeve ejected and ultimately suspended for Game 4, but MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier suffered a scary injury.
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve unleashed a profanity-laced postgame address, in which she called for a league-level change in officiating, just minutes after she was ejected from Friday’s WNBA semifinals game.