New York Liberty star Jonquel Jones is about to overlook important time with a sprained ankle. On Saturday, the group introduced that Jones will be out for the next four to six weeks whereas her ankle heals up.
Jones exited Thursday evening’s recreation towards the Phoenix Mercury and didn’t return. Additional analysis revealed that Jones had sprained her proper ankle, which had already been sprained as soon as in June.
Of their announcement, the Liberty mentioned Jones sprained the identical ankle towards the Washington Mystics on June 5. That pressured Jones to overlook nearly two weeks, and she or he performed simply two video games earlier than re-injuring the identical ankle.
“After additional imaging and analysis, Jonquel prevented long-term damage, and she or he is projected to return to recreation motion in roughly four-to-six weeks. Additional updates will probably be supplied as acceptable,” the group mentioned in an announcement.
The 2021 WNBA MVP and a five-time All-Star, Jones has nonetheless been extremely efficient when she’s been on the ground. In simply 9 video games performed, Jones is averaging 12.1 factors, 9.6 rebounds and a pair of.3 assists per recreation.
Primarily based on the group’s timeline, Jones might miss anyplace from 9 to fifteen video games. Even when the Liberty battle with Jones out of the lineup, they’ve some margin for error due to their 10-2 document, which is second within the WNBA.