Overview
- The Minnesota injury report listed Miles out for the July 6 home game versus the Connecticut Sun with a right calf strain, marking the first game she has missed in her WNBA career.
- Coach Cheryl Reeve said the team will pursue imaging to determine the extent of the calf issue after Miles experienced cramping and reduced minutes in the loss to New York.
- Miles has averaged about 18.5 points and 5.7 assists this season and is a leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, so her short-term absence shifts playmaking duties to veterans.
- Dorka Juhász was listed probable to make her season debut and Minnesota plans to lean on Courtney Williams, Natasha Howard and other rotation pieces to preserve its tempo.
- Forward Napheesa Collier remains in monitored rehab from offseason ankle surgery and is close to returning, a development that could ease frontcourt minutes if Miles is sidelined longer than expected.