Dream’s Rhyne Howard leaves sport vs. Lynx with ankle damage

Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard, the No. 1 WNBA draft choose and Rookie of the Yr in 2022, left Wednesday’s sport at Minnesota with what gave the impression to be an ankle sprain.

Howard was injured when she stepped on the foot of Minnesota guard Courtney Williams whereas driving to the basket within the third quarter of the Dream’s 68-55 loss to the Lynx. Howard did not return to the sport. Atlanta coach Tanisha Wright mentioned after the sport that there was no replace on Howard and he or she could be additional evaluated Thursday.

Howard, a two-time All-Star, is the second member of the 2024 U.S. 3×3 Olympic workforce to be injured prior to now two days throughout a WNBA sport. Los Angeles ahead Cameron Brink suffered a torn ACL in her left knee on Tuesday, will miss the remainder of the WNBA season and have to be changed on the 3×3 workforce.

Howard, TCU’s Hailey Van Lith and former Tennessee participant Cierra Burdick are the remaining gamers on the People’ 3×3 workforce. The USA girls gained gold in 2021 within the inaugural 3×3 Olympic event with WNBA gamers Allisha Grey, Jackie Younger, Kelsey Plum and Stefanie Dolson. The Las Vegas Aces’ Younger and Plum are on the 5-on-5 workforce for the Paris Olympics.

A school star for Kentucky, Howard is averaging 15.4 factors, 4.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and a pair of.2 steals for the Dream (6-7). She was restricted to six factors on 1-of-9 taking pictures and 5 rebounds Wednesday.