Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd, the WNBA’s leading scorer, left Saturday’s 80-76 loss against the host New York Liberty with a left ankle sprain in the fourth quarter.
Her status for games this coming week at Washington and Atlanta, plus the All-Star Game next Saturday in Las Vegas, is unknown.
“It’s too early to determine what the prognosis is,” Seattle coach Noelle Quinn said after the game, adding that Loyd seemed upbeat in the locker room. “But our team continued to rally, even without Jewell in the game.”
Loyd had the ball when she rolled her ankle and went down on the court. The first player to reach her was New York’s Breanna Stewart, a former teammate of Loyd’s in Seattle.
Loyd was able to walk gingerly to the locker room and returned to the bench. Averaging 24.9 points per game this season, Loyd had a tough afternoon against the Liberty, going 3-of-17 from the field and 7-of-7 from the foul line for 14 points before exiting the game.
The 11th-place Storm (4-14) still pushed the second-place Liberty (13-4) to the end, outscoring them…
