Chelsea Gray‘s status for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals is still unclear.
The Las Vegas Aces guard was injured in Game 3 on Sunday midway through the fourth quarter. The Aces canceled an optional shootaround Monday less than an hour before it was supposed to begin.
Gray left in the fourth quarter of Las Vegas’ 87-73 loss to New York with what coach Becky Hammon said was probably a foot injury. Gray had to be helped back to the locker room and appeared to be in a lot of pain.
Averaging 15.6 points and 6.8 assists in the playoffs this year, Gray has been durable throughout her time with Las Vegas since joining the team as a free agent in 2021, missing only one game.
If Gray can’t play in Game 4 on Wednesday night, Hammon has faith in her other guards.
“We [could] do it by committee,” Hammon said after the game. “I don’t think there’s any one person that’s going to step up and fill her shoes. Everybody steps up and does a little bit more.”
The Aces lead the best-of-five series 2-1.
The 2022 WNBA Finals MVP scored 11 points before getting hurt. She was battling Breanna Stewart in the post when she appeared to get injured. Gray came up hobbling but remained in the game as play continued. She missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession. A few…
