Final Injury Report for Lynx-Sun: Will Brittney Griner, Olivia Nelson-Ododa Play?

The Connecticut Sun are at home Sunday afternoon as they host the Minnesota Lynx in an interconference matchup.

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Connecticut enters Sunday’s game with a 10-31 record after losing on the road to the Atlanta Dream Thursday night.

In Thursday’s loss to the Dream, Olivia Nelson-Ododa led the way for the Sun as she recorded 13 points and four rebounds while Saniya Rivers added nine points, nine rebounds and three blocks of her own.

The Sun will try to bounce back and snap their four-game losing streak Sunday as they face off against the Lynx in a tough home matchup.

Minnesota enters Sunday’s contest with a 31-10 record after losing at home to the New York Liberty Friday night.

Olivia Miles led the way for the Lynx in Friday’s loss as she ended the game with 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists while Napheesa Collier recorded 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Sunday afternoon’s matchup, each may be without multiple key players due to injuries.

Lynx Injury Report

The Lynx have two players listed on their injury report as they have ruled out Anastasiia Olairi Kosu and Emma Cechova.

Minnesota has ruled out Kosu due to a right foot injury as she will miss her second consecutive contest.

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Game Status Report: MIN vs CON (9.20.26)

Anastasiia Olairi Kosu – OUT (R. Foot)

— Lynx PR (@Lynx_PR) September 19, 2026

The Lynx have ruled out Cechova as she will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.

Sun Injury Report: Will Brittney Griner, Olivia Nelson-Ododa Play?

The Sun have three players listed on their injury report, including Brittney Griner and Nelson-Ododa.

Connecticut has listed Griner as questionable due to a left knee injury and she is in danger of missing her 10th straight game.

Game Status Report vs. Minnesota Lynx – 9.20.26

Kennedy Burke – OUT (Right Shoulder)

Brittney Griner – QUESTIONABLE (Left Knee)

Olivia Nelson-Ododa – OUT (Right Knee) pic.twitter.com/MLj61SWYSs

— Connecticut Sun PR (@CTSunPR) September 19, 2026

The Sun have ruled out Nelson-Ododa due to a right knee injury that caused her to miss four consecutive games before returning from injury in Thursday’s loss.

Kennedy Burke has also been ruled out as she will miss the remainder of the season with a right shoulder injury.

Fans can catch Sunday afternoon’s matchup between the Lynx and Sun from Mohegan Sun Arena at 1 p.m. ET.

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This story was originally published September 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM.