{"id":54428,"date":"2025-05-18T12:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T11:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=54428"},"modified":"2025-05-18T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T11:44:22","slug":"la-sparks-vs-minnesota-lynx-injury-report-and-predicted-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/la-sparks-vs-minnesota-lynx-injury-report-and-predicted-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Sparks vs. Minnesota Lynx Injury Report and Predicted Lineups: Key Updates on Rae Burrell as L.A. Hosts Epic WNBA Showdown Between Kelsey Plum and Napheesa Collier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Sparks and Minnesota Lynx would look to carry their winning momentum when they arrive at Crypto.com Arena for the WNBA showdown. Both teams won their opening games convincingly. It will also be the first home encounter for the Sparks this season. <\/p><p>The Sparks enter the home arena with a 84-67 victory over Golden State Valkyries on Friday. The fourth quarter surge helped them to secure the crucial win at Chase Center. Kelsey Plum dropped a 37-point performance in her season debut and Dearica Hamby added a double-double. <\/p><p>Los Angeles last met Minnesota in their final encounter of the 2024 season and secured a 68-51 victory. However, the Sparks finished bottom in the WNBA table with a 8-32 record.<\/p><p>On the other hand, Minnesota Lynx are four-time WNBA champions and they missed out fifth championship last year after losing the WNBA Finals 3-2 against the Liberty. The Lynx overcame the Dallas Wings and <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/kelsey-plum-drops-huge-37-point-game-as-los-angeles-sparks-spoil-wnba-debut-for-the-golden-state-valkyries\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>spoiled Paige Bueckers&rsquo; WNBA debut<\/a> with a 99-84 victory in season-opener. It was a third quarter surge and Napheesa Collier&rsquo;s 34-point performance which helped them to start the season on high note. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/caitlin-clark-and-angel-reese-clash-again-in-wnba-season-opener-exchange-fiery-words-with-push-and-shove\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Clash Again in WNBA Season Opener, Exchange Fiery Words With Push and Shove<\/a><\/p><p>Ahead of a crucial matchup at Crypto.com Arena, let&rsquo;s break down the injury report and starting lineups for both teams. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sparks vs. Lynx Injury Report<\/h2><p><strong>Time:&nbsp;<\/strong>Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. ET<br><strong>Venue:&nbsp;<\/strong>Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles <br><strong>TV:<\/strong>&nbsp;ABC |&nbsp;<strong>Live Stream:<\/strong>&nbsp;League Pass <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los Angeles Sparks Injury Report<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Julie Allemand: Out <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rae Burrell: Out <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cameron Brink: Out <\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Los Angeles Sparks have listed three players on their injury report for Sunday&rsquo;s evening clash. Allemand has been ruled out for against the Lynx due to a knee injury. Rae Burrell will be out after sustaining a right leg injury during her team&rsquo;s season-opener. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Injury Update: Rae Burrell suffered a right leg injury during last night&rsquo;s win over Golden State. She will be out six to eight weeks and is expected to make a full recovery.<\/p>&mdash; LA Sparks PR (@LASparksPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LASparksPR\/status\/1923897297261474214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Cameron Brink is currently on a recovery process from her knee injury and is expected to return to game action sometime in June. <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minnesota Lynx Injury Report<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kayla McBride: Out <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alanna Smith: Questionable <\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Minnesota Lynx will have a healthy roster apart from two injury concerns. Alanna Smith (quadriceps) is on day-to-day basis and she will be questionable against the Sparks. Kayla McBride remains out due to personal reasons. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/kelsey-plum-drops-huge-37-point-game-as-los-angeles-sparks-spoil-wnba-debut-for-the-golden-state-valkyries\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Kelsey Plum Drops Huge 37-Point Game As Los Angeles Sparks Spoil WNBA Debut for the Golden State Valkyries<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sparks vs. Lynx Predicted Starting Lineups<\/h2><p><strong>Los Angeles Sparks<\/strong>: Kelsey Plum, Odyssey Sims, Dearica Hamby, Azura Stevens, Rickea Jackson<\/p><p><strong>Minnesota Lynx<\/strong>: Courtney Williams, Karlie Samuelson, Napheesa Collier, Alanna Smith, Bridget Carleton <\/p><p><em>Image Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It will be a great battle between Kelsey Plum and Napheesa Collier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":54448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[3032,3033,191,282],"class_list":["post-54428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-kelsey-plum","tag-los-angeles-sparks","tag-minnesota-lynx","tag-napheesa-collier"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LA Sparks vs. Minnesota Lynx Injury Report and Predicted Lineups: Key Updates on Rae Burrell as L.A. 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