CHICAGO — Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist broke a finger on her non-shooting hand in a loss at Minnesota, the latest setback for an injury-plagued 2023 playoff team near the bottom of this year’s WNBA standings.
Siegrist sustained the injury to her left hand in the first quarter of Dallas’ eighth consecutive loss Tuesday night but remained in the game and scored 17 points, tied for the team high.
There is no timeline on a return for the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft, whose minutes and points are up significantly over her rookie season. Dallas continues a four-game trip at Chicago on Thursday night.
The Wings were the fourth seed in the playoffs last season and won a postseason series for the first time since moving to the Dallas area in 2016. The 90-78 loss to the Lynx dropped the Wings to 3-10, one win ahead of last-place Washington going into Wednesday.
The increased playing time for Siegrist came in part because of the absence of All-Star forward Satou Sabally, who is recovering from offseason shoulder surgery and isn’t expected back until after the Olympic break in August.
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