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07/19 19:00 CDT Atlanta's Angel Reese leaves game against Chicago with left leg
injury
Atlanta's Angel Reese leaves game against Chicago with left leg injury
ATLANTA (AP) --- Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese left Sunday's victory over
Chicago with a left leg injury.
Reese's knee buckled when she came to a jump stop under the basket early in the
fourth quarter and she fell to the ground as she missed the layup. She got up
quickly, but went down again after a few seconds.
Reese returned to the bench and the Dream ruled her out for the rest of the
game. The Dream did not provide an update on Reese after the team's 93-91 win
over the Sky.
"It's hard because we're in the timeout. It seemed like a really long timeout
and there wasn't a lot being said because we were all just looking at Angel,"
Dream coach Karl Smesko said. "And when I was looking at her, it seemed like
she was in a lot of pain, and she wanted to go out there and and keep playing
because she's competitive and she wants to win the game. I just didn't feel
comfortable with it because she looked like she was in a lot of pain."
Reese was named a WNBA All-Star in her first season with the Dream, leading the
league with 11.8 rebounds and 14 double-doubles. She's averaging 14.9 points.
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