Seattle Storm starting forward Gabby Williams suffered a stress fracture in her left foot during the first half of Tuesday’s loss to the Connecticut Sun, the team announced Wednesday. The injury will likely end her 2023 season.
Williams walked gingerly off the court with 1:04 left in Tuesday’s second quarter after appearing to roll her left ankle on Alyssa Thomas‘ foot while battling for a rebound. Further evaluation Wednesday confirmed the stress fracture, which the team indicated is expected to sideline Williams 4-6 weeks.
With a little more than four weeks left in the regular season for the Storm, who are five games out of the eighth WNBA playoff spot at 7-21, that timeline will make it challenging for Williams to return in 2023.
Seattle re-signed Williams in July after she sat out the start of the regular season due to the lingering effects of a concussion suffered while playing for French champion ASVEL, whose playoff run extended into the WNBA preseason. Williams had played 10 games for the Storm, moving into the starting lineup for the last eight after the All-Star…
