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Mercury G Kelsey Plum (leg) ruled out vs. Sparks

By Thomson Reuters Aug 10, 2026 | 9:35 PM

Kelsey Plum won’t be able to play against her former team when the Phoenix ​Mercury visit the Los Angeles ‌Sparks on Tuesday.

Phoenix listed Plum as out on Monday’s injury report due to a lower left leg injury, which ‌she ​suffered Sunday in ⁠a loss to ⁠the Washington Mystics. The team referred to her ailment as left calf tightness when she left that ​game.

She missed almost six weeks of the season with a ⁠lower left leg ⁠injury and made her ​Mercury debut Aug. 3.

The Mercury acquired ​the five-time All-Star from the Sparks ‌ahead of the trade deadline earlier this month, sending Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round draft ⁠pick and a 2028 second-rounder to Los Angeles.

Over 16 games (15 starts), Plum has put ⁠up ‌22.3 points per game, ⁠which would rank third ​in ‌the league if she had ​played enough ⁠games to qualify for the leaderboard. In four appearances (three starts) for Phoenix, she has averaged 17.3 points and 3.3 assists per game.

–Field ​Level Media