Just 35 seconds into the Atlanta Dream’s first preseason game on Wednesday morning, starting point guard Jordin Canada went down with an apparent knee injury and had to be helped off the court.
Shortly after, the team officially ruled her out for the remainder of the game with a “right leg injury.” Dream coach Karl Smesko said after the game that he had “no updates at this time” on Canada.
Canada was defending Washington Mystics guard Jade Melbourne and went up to contest a shot. Upon landing, Canada’s right knee buckled and she collapsed to the ground in obvious pain. Mystics guard Brittney Sykes quickly took a foul on the other end to stop the game.
At the dead ball, Canada’s teammates and the Dream’s medical staff rushed to her side and attended to her for a few minutes before she was helped to her feet. Videos from the arena show that Canada could not put much weight on her right leg as she was taken to the locker room.
It’s too early to know a diagnosis or how long Canada may be out, but the early signs were certainly not…
