Two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne appeared to reinjure her left ankle in the Washington Mystics‘ Sunday afternoon matchup against the Connecticut Sun and did not return in the eventual 92-84 loss.
Delle Donne had missed Washington’s previous two games after spraining her ankle in the final minute of the Mystics’ June 30 loss to the Atlanta Dream. And then on Sunday, her first game back from that injury, she stepped on DeWanna Bonner‘s foot and turned the same ankle late in the second quarter, prompting her to exit for the locker room. She was ruled out for the remainder of the game shortly thereafter.
Mystics head coach Eric Thibault said postgame the team will evaluate the severity of the injury upon returning to D.C. and that Delle Donne was “frustrated more than anything.”
Washington has experienced a host of injuries this season, with Natasha Cloud (ankle sprain), Shakira Austin (hip sprain) and Kristi Toliver (plantar fasciitis) also sidelined Sunday,…
