NEW YORK — The Las Vegas Aces will be without two starters, point guard Chelsea Gray and center Kiah Stokes, for Wednesday’s Game 4 of the WNBA Finals vs. the New York Liberty.
Both have foot injuries and were wearing boots at Tuesday’s Aces practice at Barclays Center. Gray was on a scooter and Stokes on crutches. Neither specified exactly what the injuries were.
Gray hurt her left foot in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 87-73 Game 3 loss. Stokes was less certain when her injury occurred, saying she woke up after the game with pain in her right foot and calling it “kind of a WTF moment.”
Aces coach Becky Hammon did not say both players are ruled out of a potential Game 5 back in Las Vegas on Friday. That door seems slightly open for Stokes. However, Gray’s answers indicated she was not expecting to play again this best-of-five series, which the Aces lead 2-1.
Asked if this will keep her out long-term beyond the end of the series, Gray — who is expected to be part of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team — said, “I really don’t know….
