The third round pick of the Minnesota Lynx dealt with lingering knee troubles after returning from a torn ACL in January.
After dealing with lingering injury troubles during the NCAA Tournament, Aubrey Griffin will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on her left knee on Thursday, the Minnesota Lynx announced on Monday. There’s no timetable for her return previously.
While Griffin was selected 37th overall in the WNBA Draft, both Geno Auriemma and Lynx head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve acknowledged she wasn’t fully healthy — though neither specified exactly what she was dealing with.
Griffin tore the ACL in her left knee back in January 2024 and returned to game action on Jan. 19, 2025. She worked her way back down the stretch of the regular season but then sat out the Big East Tournament with knee soreness. She returned to the court in the NCAA Tournament but never played more than 10 minutes in a single game.
The Lynx didn’t include Griffin on its training camp roster and she hasn’t signed her rookie contract, so she’ll presumably be given the chance to get healthy without worrying about her spot on the team for the upcoming season.