CHICAGO — Already a game down to the New York Liberty, the Chicago Sky took another blow Friday when star Kahleah Copper exited practice with what appeared to be a non-contact injury ahead of Saturday’s elimination game.
Copper was dribbling off a screen during a drill when she went to the floor, grabbing her lower right leg in apparent pain. The wing walked off the court on her own and spent several minutes with a trainer. Copper visibly favored her right leg while walking to the locker room while teammate Candace Parker encouraged her to walk fully “heel to toe” to keep ankle and calf loose.
Coach James Wade repeatedly declined to provide any information about Copper’s injury following Friday’s practice at Sachs Recreation Center in Deerfield.
