Washington Mystics star Kristi Toliver will miss the rest of the season after she tore her ACL, coach Eric Thibault confirmed on Tuesday.
Toliver went down with a non-contact knee injury near the end of the Mystics’ 72-64 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night after trying to make a move just past half court. She was then carried off the court, and did not return.
"I'm not going to lie: Emotionally, I'm shocked," Washington's Elena Delle Donne said after the injury,."You try to do the whole thing where you want to rally for [Toliver], but we were sick. Just sick. What she's been through with her foot, how much she's worked to get back — and she's feeling good. She's talking about even next year and all those things. To see something like that happen at this point in her career, it just sucks. ...
Toliver also worked as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks. Part of why her injury was so devastating for the team, guard Brittney Sykes said, is because they’ve now lost that veteran leadership.
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