New York Liberty guard Kia Nurse left the WNBA’s 2020 season opener against the Seattle Storm on Saturday after suffering an ankle sprain.
— New York Liberty
The third-year player from Hamilton had to be carried off the floor and eventually limped back to the Liberty’s locker room after suffering the injury early in the second quarter.Nurse, 24, averaged 13.7 points per game on 39.3 per cent shoot along with 2.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds with the Liberty last year.
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