Liberty lose Sami Whitcomb for 10-14 days with ankle sprain
Liberty guard Sami Whitcomb puts up a shot against the Washington Mystics in the first half of a game at Barclays Center on July 3, 2021. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Liberty guard Sami Whitcomb will miss 10-14 days with an ankle sprain suffered in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Sparks, the team announced Tuesday.
Whitcomb scored 17 points with five made three-pointers when she was injured with 2:12 left against the Sparks.
The Liberty said Whitcomb had an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan on Monday.
Whitcomb is having a career year, averaging 12.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.2 steals in 25 games – all starts. Whitcomb also leads the WNBA in made three-pointers with 69. She has made 44.2% of her three-point attempts.
The loss of Whitcomb comes at a crucial time for the Liberty, who are 11-14 and holding the seventh spot in the playoff standings. The Sparks are in eighth place (10-13), followed by the Dallas Wings (10-14) and Washington Mystics (8-14).
The Liberty have a difficult stretch of games over the next two weeks, playing the Phoenix Mercury (13-10) Wednesday and Friday, the Minnesota Lynx (14-9) on Aug. 31 and the Seattle Storm (18-7) on Sept. 2.
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