Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada had to be carried off the floor at PHX Arena on Sunday afternoon after she went down with a non-contact knee injury in their 74-66 win over the Phoenix Mercury.
Canada went to drive to the rim late in the third quarter when she awkwardly pulled up after appearing to tweak her right leg. She missed the layup and play went the other way, but Canada started hopping straight under the hoop and was clearly in a lot of pain. A better angle of the play showed Canada’s right leg buckling slightly after she planted.
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Canada had to be carried off the court and back to the locker room without putting any weight on her leg.
Further specifics of her injury are not yet known, though the team quickly ruled her out of the game. Canada had 13 points and two rebounds when she went down.
Canada is averaging 11.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game this season, her second with the Dream. She signed a two-year, $375,000 deal with the Los Angeles Sparks, but she was dealt to Atlanta ahead of the 2024 campaign. She’ll be a free agent this upcoming offseason.
Shortly after Canada went down, Dream guard Rhyne Howard was ejected from the game after arguing with the officials. Howard got called for a foul while trying to fight through a screen, and she immediately confronted the officials. She picked up two quick technicals and was immediately thrown out.
It was Howard’s first game back in nearly a month while she was dealing with a knee injury. She finished with four points and two assists, and went 0-of-7 from the field.
Despite losing both Canada and Howard, the Dream still held on to grab the eight-point win on Sunday afternoon. Allisha Gray led the way with 17 points, and both Naz Hillmon and Brionna Jones finished with double-doubles in the win. That marked the Dream’s fifth straight win and pushed them to 20-11 .
The Mercury now sit at 19-12 after the loss, which snapped a three-game losing skid of their own. Alyssa Thomas dropped 21 points and eight rebounds to lead all scorers, and DeWanna Bonner added 16 points off the bench. They were the only two players to hit double figures for Phoenix.
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