Kelsey Plum, the WNBA's leader in points per game, left practice Tuesday with an apparent injury to her right leg. Rick Scuteri / Imagn ImagesMay 26, 2026 6:41 pm EDT Updated Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum suffered an apparent lower right leg injury at open practice Tuesday. Plum had to be helped off the floor, per multiple people in attendance, and did not return to practice.Coach Lynne Roberts told media afterward that Plum’s injury appeared to be to her ankle, but the team wasn’t yet sure.
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.bsky.social) May 26, 2026 at 2:45 PMThe veteran guard has had a tremendous start to her ninth WNBA season — her second with Los Angeles after being acquired in a trade from the Las Vegas Aces during the 2025 offseason. She is leading the league in points per game (26.8) while making 58.9 percent of her field goals and 48.8 percent of her 3-pointers. Plum is also tied for fifth in the WNBA with 6.3 assists per game; the points and assists marks would both be the highest figures of her career.The Sparks entered the season with hopes of returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Plum is central to that effort, highlighted by her 38-point, nine-assist effort in Los Angeles’ 101- 95 upset over Las Vegas last week without injured Nneka Ogwumike.
