Olivia Miles exits with left ankle injury in Lynx 77-66 win

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Olivia Miles scored 20 points, had seven assists and five rebounds before exiting midway through the fourth quarter with a left ankle injury as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Golden State Valkyries 77-66 on Wednesday in San Francisco. Miles shot 8 of 10 from the field and turned her ankle after stepping on teammate Napheesa Collier’s foot; she limped to the locker room briefly and returned to the bench area. Kayla McBride also scored 20 and Napheesa Collier had 18 points and eight rebounds as the league-best Lynx improved to 30-7 and have won five straight and 15 of 16. Veronica Burton led the Valkyries with 14 points and seven assists in the loss that snapped Golden State’s six-game winning streak and left them 25-10. The Valkyries shot 7 for 37 from three-point range and managed only a 41-26 halftime deficit before Minnesota held on late; Kaila Charles left with an eye injury in the fourth. Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said postgame Miles “tweaked” her ankle and that she had not yet seen the play, leaving the team’s status for upcoming games uncertain. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the arena will host the 2027 All-Star Game at Chase Center.

Rodger Sherman

@rodger.bsky.social

Olivia Miles is running the offense for the best team in the WNBA while shooting 50-40-90 and leading the league in NBA Street Moves Per Game AND SHES A ROOKIE

6224h ago

shauna12

as a valks fan may i just say 😭

coastally13378

She’s the most fun bball player in the world rn

mike taddow6

not to be confused with olivia dean and/or olivia rodrigo

capitalbass.bsky.social5

It’s not fair that MN drafted her, but I’m enjoying every pass.

therealnbw.bsky.social3

But but but Caitlin Clark.

Ben Hanowell2

That was some Jason Williams stuff right there what a beautiful play.

Danielle H

@danielleceltics.bsky.social

Oh my goodness, Olivia Miles behind the back pass to Kayla McBride for three #WNBA

2234h ago

Bartholomew Collins23

McBride responding to the Miles draft pick by just saying "I'm going to be so open" is already an all-time called-shot story in my eyes

⛧🌹Dylan X Darke🌹⛧1

Larry Bird and The Harlem Globetrotters had a daughter! 🏀🏀🏀🏀

Quoting this

Mnem11

I think mac just tied Becky for 4th all time.

Dana Holtzbert8

Moon Girl with the diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!!!!! #WNBA

Lethal Jorts6

i mean, what can you even say

Brian, Adventure Awaits! Huzzah!4

I mean cmon folks #WNBA

Exia Ross3

what do we call it when baby gawd starts to look like the current gawd

Laurel Krahn3

This is what I was laughing about earlier. So great. 😍

himothy2

To hell with it, we're rebooting NBA Street 🏀

Boneless Wings…Lover2

Best PG in the game. I’ve seen enough

WNBA

@wnba.com

The top two seeds meet 🍿 A lot is on the line as the No. 1 Lynx take on the No. 2 Valkyries! The Lynx are on a 4 game win streak while the Valks have 6 consecutive wins. Head to USA Network at 10pm/ET for the outcome!

909h ago

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claudia ✨8

big night for my bloomfs

Cassidy Hettesheimer

@cassidyhett.bsky.social

Cheryl Reeve said postgame that Olivia Miles "tweaked" her ankle but that "I don't have any idea where it's at," hadn't seen the play yet before postgame media. "Obviously we're hoping she's OK."

352h ago

Michelle Sichak

@michellesichak.bsky.social

The Lynx with yet another great win. Love this team 🔥

423h ago

Steve Jones

@stevejones20.bsky.social

Olivia Miles has been great at finding counters all year. Reminder that she's a *part* of what the Lynx do. Re-screen gets a switch, Miles gets off it and now you have to deal with Phee/McBride. Show help and it's a kick to Miles who drives and kicks back to McBride for 3.

344h ago

Big Baller Brandon

@brandonbeck4.bsky.social

One of the many very good things about Kayla McBride is that she never sells on an Olivia Miles highlight pass

314h ago

Jonah Maves

@hunchojman.bsky.social

In all competitions, the Valkyries are now 0-8 vs the Minnesota Lynx

283h ago

Marisa Ingemi

@mingemi.bsky.social

Lynx beat Valkyries 77-66. It's a season-low points for Golden State and second-worst shooting percentage of the year.

273h ago

LK_Rigel ... Callais is an ABOMINATION.1

The shots just weren't going down. Frustrating.

MK O’Hey1

I hate to say it but Lynx are in their heads

Leo S

@yoleo.bsky.social

Olivia Miles almost literally broke Salaun's ankles before stepping back for 3 💀💀💀

273h ago

logan, hater club CEO

@logan.hater.club

Olivia Miles hurt the fuck out of her ankle, went to the locker room for thirty seconds, and rushed back out to continue talking shit from the sideline

203h ago

terryhorstman

@terryhorstman.bsky.social

Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but Olivia Miles crashed the postgame presser of Napheesa Collier and Kayla McBride at the podium. Asked McBride, "What made you do the Steph Curry 'night night' celebration?" Mac had already answered that. Steph's one of her favs. Liv's vibes seem good, though.

182h ago

Mitchell Hansen

@hansen13.bsky.social

Olivia Miles (20 points), Kayla McBride (20 points) and Napheesa Collier (18 points) combined for 58 of Minnesota’s 77 points tonight. The Lynx’s Big 3 stepped up once again, with the entire starting lineup putting on a well-balanced showing. Now to just protect leads.

213h ago

Torres 🟧

@tordolisan.bsky.social

Didn't get the dub but damn they really fought it out. We'll get your ass someday, Minnesota. And when we do I hope the Valks do a celebratory thizz dance on the court #gsv #goldenstatevalkyries #valkyries

Final Score Golden State Valkyries 66 and Minnesota Lynx 77. August 19th, 2026. Graphic features the Valkyries in a team huddle.

213h ago

Andy Tulin (Subscribe to The Post Presence version)

@andytulin.net

Minnesota’s a tough matchup for everyone but unfortunately I think it’s a particularly tough matchup for the Valkyries bc the Lynx are almost immune to all the things that make the Valks tough on everyone else

124h ago

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Olivia Miles exits with left ankle injury in Lynx 77-66 win

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