LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Sparks received a major injury scare Tuesday after star guard Kelsey Plum sustained an ankle sprain during practice and had to be helped off the court by teammates.
The Sparks announced that Plum suffered the injury during practice and will be re-evaluated in one week.
“Kelsey Plum sustained an ankle sprain during practice today,” the team said in a statement. “She will be re-evaluated in one week. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.”
Justin Russo from Russo Writes was attending practice and gave his own view of what happened.
Kelsey Plum appeared to suffer a right lower leg injury during practice today and was helped off the floor by several players. Lynne Roberts said after practice that it “looks like an ankle” injury but that they do not know how bad.
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) May 26, 2026
Second-year Sparks coach Lynne Roberts told reporters after practice that the injury appeared to involve Plum’s ankle, though the severity was not immediately known.
“It looks like an ankle injury,” Roberts said. “We don’t know how bad.”
Multiple reports from practice indicated Plum appeared to injure her right lower leg area before being helped off the floor by several players. The injury comes at a difficult time for the Sparks, who have relied heavily on Plum’s production early in the 2026 WNBA season.
Plum, a four-time WNBA All-Star, has been one of the league’s most dominant offensive players this season, leading the WNBA in scoring at 26.8 points per game and fifth in assists with 6.3 per contest entering Tuesday. Traded before the 2025 season from the Las Vegas Aces, Plum is now in her second season with the Sparks as she tries to help the Sparks stop their playoff drought. Los Angeles has not made the WNBA Playoffs since 2020.
The injury raises immediate questions about the Sparks’ lineup and offensive production should Plum miss extended time. Los Angeles has leaned on her perimeter scoring, playmaking and veteran leadership throughout the opening weeks of the season. Her strong start had already generated early MVP discussion around the league.
The Sparks have said she'll be re-evaluated next week.
Kelsey Plum sustained an ankle sprain during practice today and will be re-evaluated in one week. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.
— LA Sparks PR (@LASparksPR) May 27, 2026
At the very least, it seems like Plum will miss the remaining games of their current four-game road trip in a back-to-back affair against the Mystics in Washington and then the Sun in Connecticut. There's a likely chance she'll also miss the game against the Aces at home on Tuesday, June 2nd. More as it develops but as of now, expect the Sparks to go without their leading scorer for a week minimum.