SEATTLE — Coach Noelle Quinn said the Seattle Storm will help Katie Lou Samuelson‘s “journey” as the forward recovers from a torn ACL in what was expected to be a “great year” for the veteran.
Samuelson, who joined the Storm this offseason, suffered the injury to her right knee in practice Thursday and is expected to miss the WNBA season.
“First of all, heart goes out to her,” Quinn said before Sunday’s preseason game against the Connecticut Sun. “The organization’s going to be supporting her through this journey. It hurts my heart a lot because she’s just a player that I feel like this was going to be a great year for her.
“She was having such a great camp — in great shape, her spirit was great, shooting the ball really well and just able to plug some holes that we have. Obviously, the deficiency from 3 was big, but defensively, the versatility. I knew that this was going to be a great year for her.”
Samuelson, the 2019 No. 4 draft pick out of UConn, signed with the Storm in February after agreeing to a buyout of her contract with the Indiana Fever. Samuelson was returning to where…
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