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Kelsey Plum to miss Mercury games with lower-leg injury

8/15/2026

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Kelsey Plum will miss the Mercury's games against Portland and Atlanta on Aug. 22 because of a lower-left-leg injury.
Coach Nate Tibbetts said the team will reevaluate her in days after she only completed conditioning drills on Friday.
Before being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, Plum averaged 23.9 points and 6.4 assists per game while the Sparks received guard Monique Akoa Makani plus 2027 first-round and 2028 second-round picks.

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Kelsey Plum will miss the Mercury's games against Portland and Atlanta on Aug. 22 because of a lower-left-leg injury.
Coach Nate Tibbetts said the team will reevaluate her in days after she only completed conditioning drills on Friday.
Before being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, Plum averaged 23.9 points and 6.4 assists per game while the Sparks received guard Monique Akoa Makani plus 2027 first-round and 2028 second-round picks.