Injured rookie Olivia Miles will not play against Fever
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Miles has been a revelation in her first professional season, guiding the Lynx to the best record in the league.
The Minnesota Lynx have clinched the No. 1 seed in the WNBA despite losing four of their last 10 games, and they can rest multiple players (Olivia Miles is out)
Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles was downgraded to "out" for Tuesday's game against the Indiana Fever due to a left calf injury.
Olivia Miles has already surpassed Caitlin Clark’s magical 769-point rookie season record against the Connecticut Sun. However, former ESPN analyst Linda Cohn believes the Minnesota Lynx guard will inevitably fail to break a rare Clark milestone during her first WNBA season.
The Minnesota Lynx have three games left to secure the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs — but a three-game losing streak has tightened the race. Three consecutive losses have the Lynx (31-10) leading second-place Golden State (30-11) by just one game in the WNBA standings.
Despite the World Cup break, the WNBA action has not stepped down one bit. And with the playoffs arriving soon, players are putting in their maximum effort at the business end of the regular season.
Olivia Miles is learning one of the less glamorous realities of becoming a WNBA star. The Minnesota Lynx rookie has already established herself as one of the league’s most exciting young guards, but the physical attention coming her way has also started to test her patience.
Rice's late-season play has everyone in Toronto bullish about the future