LAS VEGAS –The two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces are off to 2-0 start, even though injured point guard Chelsea Gray hasn’t played yet. Gray said Saturday that she doesn’t have a target return date but is sure she will be back this season.
“We’ll see how practices go,” Gray said prior to the Aces’ 89-82 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. “You don’t want to play when you’re rushing yourself back into shape. So, I don’t really have a timetable. But I’ve seen [suggestions] that I’m out for the year, and that’s just not true.
“I’m good. We’re just taking our time with it. It’s a long season. And if I’m lucky enough to be selected for the Olympics, it’s longer.”
Gray, an Olympic gold medalist in 2021 and WNBA Finals MVP in 2022, is considered a lock for Team USA at the Paris Games, scheduled July 26 to Aug. 11, if she is healthy. Gray, 31, is in her 10th year in the WNBA. She had her best season statistically in 2023, averaging 15.3 points, 7.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds.
She suffered a left foot injury in Game 3 of the WNBA…
