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The Portland Fire are at home Wednesday night as they host the Minnesota Lynx in a Western Conference matchup.
Portland enters Wednesday’s game with a 13-19 record after defeating the Seattle Storm at home Saturday night.
In Saturday’s victory over the Storm, Bridget Carleton led the way for the Fire as she recorded 24 points, six rebounds and four assists while Nyadiew Puoch added 19 points and three steals of her own.
The Fire will try to grab another victory Wednesday as they face off against the Lynx in a tough home matchup.
Minnesota enters Wednesday’s contest with a 27-7 record after defeating the Dallas Wings at home Sunday afternoon.
Kayla McBride led the way for the Lynx in Sunday’s victory as she ended the game with 43 points while also setting a new single-game WNBA record with 10 made 3-pointers while Olivia Miles recorded 20 points and 13 rebounds.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Wednesday night’s matchup, one may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
Lynx Injury Report: Will Chloe Bibby Play?
The Lynx have two players listed on their injury report for Wednesday, including Chloe Bibby.
Minnesota has listed Bibby as doubtful and she is expected to miss her fifth consecutive contest due to personal reasons.
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Game Status Report: MIN vs PDX (8.12.26)
Chloe Bibby – Doubtful (Personal Reasons)
Emma Čechová – OUT (Right knee)
— Lynx PR (@Lynx_PR) August 11, 2026
The Lynx have ruled out Emma Cechova as she will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.
Fire Injury Report: Will Carla Leite, Teja Oblak Play?
The Fire have for Wednesday, including Carla Leite and Teja Oblak.
Portland has listed Leite as questionable due to a left knee sprain that she suffered in Saturday’s victory and she is in danger of missing her first game since May 14.
Carla Leite (knee) listed questionable for Wednesday.
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The Fire have listed Oblak as probable and she is expected to return after missing the last two games with a left knee injury.
Luisa Geiselsoder has been ruled out as she will miss the remainder of the season due to personal reasons while Sarah Ashlee Barker and Sania Feagin will both miss the remainder of the season with torn left ACLs.
Fans can catch Wednesday night’s matchup between the Lynx and Fire from Portland at 10:00 p.m. ET.
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This story was originally published August 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM.