Overview
- Plum left an open Sparks practice Tuesday after suffering an apparent lower-right leg injury, was helped off the court and did not return, the team and multiple attendees reported.
- The Sparks diagnosed Plum with a sprained right ankle and announced she will be re-evaluated in one week and will miss at least that span.
- Plum has been the league’s top scorer this season at 26.8 points per game while shooting roughly 59 percent from the field and 49 percent from three, making her absence an immediate on-court loss.
- If she misses only the announced week she could miss the two-game road trip to Washington and possibly return for the rematch with the Las Vegas Aces, but a longer layoff would force larger lineup and minutes changes.
- Plum recovered well from a 2020 Achilles tear and has missed few games since then, yet a prolonged injury would not only affect the Sparks’ playoff hopes but could put her September availability for the U.S. FIBA World Cup team in doubt.