WASHINGTON — The Atlanta Dream saw one of their leaders in Jordin Canada leave their Wednesday preseason game against the Washington Mystics with a right leg injury after just 35 seconds of play. She received help walking off the court. First-year Dream head coach Karl Smesko did not have an update on the injury immediately after the game.
Canada crumbled to the floor after successfully defending a Jade Melbourne layup attempt, and, with it being the preseason, Mystics star Brittney Sykes quickly intentionally fouled Allisha Gray so that the Dream’s training staff could help the injured player. On the replay, it looks like Melbourne’s knee hit Canada’s knee.
here is the play from this morning where jordin canada suffered an apparent right knee injury
she was helped to the locker room and could not put much weight on her right leg pic.twitter.com/03LCX1Fyni
— jack maloney (@jackmaloneycbs) May 7, 2025
Canada, age 29, is a borderline star—the fifth-best player on the Dream. Early in her career, she was known as being a great backup point guard to Sue Bird on two WNBA championship-winning Seattle Storm teams, including in her rookie year of 2018. In 2023, as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks, she posted impressive career highs of 13.3 points and six…
