NEW YORK — Point guard Chelsea Gray has missed just one game since joining the Las Vegas Aces in 2021 — last season. But her status for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty may be in doubt after she left Game 3 Sunday with an apparent foot injury.
Gray, who was the WNBA Finals MVP last season, was injured on a non-contact play in the fourth quarter and was left hobbling after that. She went to the Aces bench with just over 4 minutes left and did not return to the game.
The Liberty won 87-73, making the best-of-five series 2-1 Aces. Las Vegas was going for the sweep but now may have to win Game 4 without Gray, an All-Star and Olympian. Aces coach Becky Hammon said after the game she didn’t know Gray’s status but did talk about what Las Vegas would need to do if she couldn’t play.
Hammon said Kelsey Plum would mostly run the point, with help from Jackie Young. One of the Aces’ strengths is the ability of all three starting guards to play point guard. But Gray, who came to Las Vegas as a free agent in 2021 after winning a…
