Story byJeremy BerenFri, January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM UTC·2 min readWhen will Napheesa Collier play again? How the Lynx star's ankle injuries affect Unrivaled originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Mere days before the start of Unrivaled's second season, the league has been rocked by the news that one of its star players is going to miss out on the action. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNapheesa Collier, the Minnesota Lynx forward and one of the 3-on-3 league's co-founders, will undergo surgery on both ankles in a major blow to 2025 runners-up Lunar Owls BC. Collier's spot will be taken by Golden State Valkyries forward Temi Fagbenle, and she will not get the chance to defend the MVP award she won in the league's inaugural season last year. How much time will Napheesa Collier miss?Collier will miss the entire Unrivaled season, which runs from Jan.
