Another week of WNBA basketball is in the books. The playoff race is heating up, while there is more separation near the top. Injuries have also become a major storyline, which is where we’ll begin with the takeaways from the past week in the WNBA. Injuries have hurt the WNBA It goes beyond the fact that Caitlin Clark has missed 19 games. That hindered the WNBA this season, but so have injuries to Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Angel Reese and others. Clark and Reese have missed multiple games between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky. Paige Bueckers and Clark have also missed out on facing each other multiple times. On Sunday, a marquee matchup between last season’s WNBA Finals participants lost some luster as Collier and Stewart each missed the game. Collier is the odds-on favorite to win the WNBA MVP Award. Yet, she’s out right now. Stewart is, too. Add in Clark, and you have three of the top four MVP favorites at the start of the season sidelined. Only so much can be done to prevent injuries,Read More
Weekly WNBA takeaways: Injuries putting damper on regular season
