Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin had to be carried off the court after injuring her hip early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 89-88 overtime loss to the New York Liberty.
Austin got hurt shortly before the Liberty took their only lead. She tipped a pass near midcourt and went down in front of the Liberty bench. She was down on the court for a few minutes before she was carried to the locker room by a trainer and teammate Natasha Cloud.
“It’s a left hip strain and we’ll evaluate her when we get back,” Washington coach Eric Thibault said.
Austin recorded 6 points and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes prior to exiting.
Austin is averaging 11.4 points and 7.8 rebounds in 13 games this season. She is shooting 50.8% from the field.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
