Injuries continue to plague WNBA teams. The Sparks and Atlanta Dream are winless with key players sidelined – WABE

The injury bug has bitten several WNBA teams this season, with Los Angeles and Atlanta losing key pieces last week.

The Sparks will have to play without prized rookie Cameron Brink for the remainder of the year after he tore the ACL in his left knee. The injury also forced Brink off the US Olympic 3×3 team as she was replaced by Sparks teammate Dearica Hamby.

The Dream will also miss Rhyne Howard a bit, with no timetable for her return after injuring her ankle Wednesday against Minnesota. Neither team has won a game since their defeat, with a combined score of 0-6. Atlanta received some good news with the return of Jordin Canada, who had been out for the first part of the season with a hand injury. She made her season debut in a loss to New York last Sunday.

As the Sparks and Dream look for ways to replace the production of their injured players, Las Vegas welcomes back Chelsea Gray. The point guard was out for the first part of the season due to a leg injury she suffered in last year’s WNBA Finals.

Gray made his debut last week and the Aces looked more like the two-time defending champions with wins over Seattle and Connecticut.

“I probably went through all the emotions until today,” Gray said of his return. “I was a little anxious all day. It’s been a long time since I’ve been out on this field. But the fans were amazing from the time I came out to warm up to the time I checked out the game. It was a rush and a feeling that I really missed.