Overview
- The team confirmed Friday that the 21-year-old center tore the ACL in her right knee and will undergo surgery, ending her rookie season.
- Čechová was hurt in the third quarter of Thursday's 90-86 win at Dallas after a collision involving Wings guard Paige Bueckers, and she was helped to the locker room after clutching her knee.
- Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kyle Duchman evaluated her following the MRI and diagnosed the torn ligament, with no timetable beyond this season.
- Before the injury, the Czech rookie averaged 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17.3 minutes off the bench through three games, including two points and two boards in 11 minutes on Thursday.
- Her absence thins a frontcourt already missing All-Star Napheesa Collier, who is rehabbing ankle surgeries, and Dorka Juhász, who is week-to-week with a right mid-foot sprain.