A'ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum to miss the FIBA Women's World Cup
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A'ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum to miss the FIBA Women's World Cup
Kelsey Plum and A'Ja Wilson will miss the FIBA Women's World Cup for health reasons, with the Mercury announcing that Plum will miss the rest of the 2026 season. Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will replace Plum and Wilson, USA Basketball announced Monday.
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PrimaryKelsey Plum to reportedly miss the rest of the WNBA season, FIBA World Cup due to lower-leg injuries
Kelsey Plum has played in just five games since her midseason trade to the Mercury.
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Kelsey Plum out for rest of 2026 WNBA season with lingering leg injury
Due to a leg injury, Kelsey Plum's WNBA season with the Mercury ends after just five games.
Publisher:A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum to miss FIBA Women’s World Cup for Team USA
A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will not play in the FIBA Women's World Cup due to health reasons. Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen will replace them.
Publisher:A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum drop out of FIBA World Cup in Team USA letdown
Two Team USA favorites are out of the FIBA Women's World Cup.
Publisher:WNBA fans roast Mercury’s Kelsey Plum trade after injury news
PHOENIX – For Phoenix Mercury fans, Kelsey Plum’s season-ending injury is about more than one player missing games. It has forced the franchise to confront an uncomfortable question that WNBA fans around the league are asking about the trade that brought her to Phoenix: was it the right move for the franchise’s future? Aug 3, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Phoenix Mercury guard Kelsey Plum (0) goes to the basket against the Chicago Sky during the first half of a WNBA game at Wintrust Arena.
Publisher:How A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum injuries impact USA at World Cup
How will the deepest roster in the world make up for A'ja Wilson's absence? And what might be next for Kelsey Plum?
Publisher:Mercury news: Kelsey Plum injury knocks her out for season after 105 minutes played
The Phoenix Mercury have not had the 2026 season they originally hoped for. Phoenix is 14-26 in the late stages of the regular season and has already been eliminated from playoff contention . To make matters worse, the Mercury just lost one of their best players for the rest of the season. Mercury guard Kelsey Plum will miss the rest of the 2026 […] The post Mercury news: Kelsey Plum injury knocks her out for season after 105 minutes played appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Publisher:‘Sparks Won the Trade’ – WNBA World Reacts As Kelsey Plum Is Ruled Out for the Season
Kelsey Plum’s 2026 campaign has been a story told through her left leg. From a sprained ankle in late May to the calf tightness that has nagged her ever since, the narrative around her season has circled back to injury again and again.
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