SEATTLE — Katie Lou Samuelson knew the news about her right knee wouldn’t be good, even though she tried to stay optimistic.
The Seattle Storm star forward’s first instincts were right. Samuelson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during a team practice on May 1. She’s expected to miss the 2025 WNBA season.
“This is something that is pretty tough,” Samuelson said Monday during a video call. “It’s a pretty tough challenge to handle right now, just my season being done just like that. I have had little nagging things that I’ve always been able to play through.”
The Washington Mystics‘ Georgia Amoore is also expected to miss the entire season with an ACL injury. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton of the New York Liberty will similarly be sidelined, but because of a torn meniscus in her left knee.
Samuelson, 27, hasn’t missed time due to injury since breaking her wrist while playing with the Chicago Sky as a rookie in 2019. She also took off during the 2023 season while pregnant with her daughter.
The 6-foot-3 forward was thrilled with her start to training camp, noting that she was 15 pounds lighter than she was while averaging 4.3 points per game for the Indiana Fever last season. Samuelson is adamant she was in the best shape of her…
