Las Vegas Aces star Chelsea Gray left Game 3 of the 2023 WNBA Finals on Sunday with an apparent lower leg injury in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Already trailing at the time, the Aces fell apart after Gray’s departure and fell 87-73 to the Liberty, who cut the series deficit to 2-1 to keep their season alive.
Aces head coach Becky Hammon was unable to offer much of an update after the game. “I’ll let you know when we know,” Hammon said, adding that she believes it is a foot injury but had not yet spoken with the trainers.
With five minutes to play in the game, Gray was battling with Breanna Stewart in the mid-post and appeared to tweak her left ankle. She came up hobbling but remained in the game as play continued. She even attemped a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession, which did not go down. But after Stewart hit a fadeaway jumper over Gray on the other end of the floor, Hammon took a timeout to get her out of the game.
The veteran point guard initially made her way to the bench, and appeared to mouth that something “popped,” though that’s not entirely clear. In any case, she soon made her way back to the locker room, but had to hop on one foot all the way there because she was unable to…
