New York Liberty middle Jonquel Jones will miss 4 to 6 weeks with a proper ankle sprain, the crew introduced on Saturday night time.
The harm occurred on the 8:35 mark of the second quarter in Thursday night time’s 89-81 loss to the Phoenix Mercury, the membership’s first residence lack of the season. Jones, 31, had beforehand sprained the ankle on June 5, in an 86-78 win over the Washington Mystics.
After additional imaging and analysis, Jonquel prevented long-term harm, the crew stated in a press release. However she’s nonetheless dealing with a restoration that my take her WNBA All-Star weekend, which is July 18-19.
On the time of the harm, Jones, the league MVP in 2021 and Finals MVP in 2024, ranked second within the WNBA with 9.6 rebounds per recreation and likewise averaged 12.1 factors and a pair of.3 assists for the reigning champions.
The Liberty uncharacteristically struggled towards the Mercury following Jones’ departure. New York was outrebounded 42-32 and had 20 complete turnovers.
“Clearly we’re not pleased with the way in which we performed, we should always have been a little bit bit extra aggressive in that first half and generated some vitality,” New York coach Sandy Brondello stated. “No excuses for the way in which we performed.”
The Liberty will start a four-game street journey on Sunday towards the Seattle Storm.