Minnesota Lynx star and WNBA MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier has been upgraded to questionable for the team's game against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday. Collier has not played since Aug. 2 due to a sprained right ankle and had an initial recovery timeline of at least two weeks.

Lynx star Napheesa Collier, who has missed the past five games with a sprained ankle, has been upgraded to questionable for Thursday's game against the Dream.

Jonquel Jones had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists, and the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 85-75 after losing the first three meetings between the teams this season.

The Minnesota Lynx’s six-game win streak ended Tuesday night with an 85-75 loss to the New York Liberty. It marks the sixth loss of the season for Minnesota, who at 28-6 still lead the WNBA by six games over the Atlanta Dream and 6.5 over the Liberty.

Broadway star Patti LuPone and soca artist Machel Montano were seen supporting the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty.

With less than a month left in the WNBA regular season, the Minnesota Lynx have a firm lock on the top seed in the playoffs.

Breanna Stewart, the Liberty’s past MVP winner, and Napheesa Collier, the Lynx’s future MVP winner, again were sidelined due to injuries.

Since becoming controlling owners of the Timberwolves and Lynx in late June, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have been evaluating the business side of the franchises. This week, that evaluation resulted in layoffs of what a source said were roughly 35 employees as part of Lore and Rodriguez’s restructuring of the franchises.