The Washington Mystics‘ Kristi Toliver suffered a non-contact right knee injury at the end of the first quarter in Washington’s loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night.
Mystics head coach Eric Thibault said Toliver will undergo an MRI imminently but that “it’s not great, I don’t think. We’re not expecting good news.
“It’s just crappy. … It’s pretty devastating.”
The veteran guard had to be carried off the floor following the injury, and several Mystics players were emotional on the sideline.
Toliver, 36, has appeared in only 11 games for the Mystics this season, previously being sidelined most of the summer by plantar fasciitis. She also played in just 11 games in 2022 and 19 in 2021 largely because of injuries.
“I’m not going to lie. Emotionally, I was shot,” forward Elena Delle Donne said about the aftermath of Toliver’s injury. “You try to do the whole thing where you want to rally for her, but we were sick. What she’s been through with her foot, how much she’s worked to…
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