A timeline is starting to emerge for Jonquel Jones.
The Liberty middle aggravated a proper ankle damage in Thursday night time’s loss to the Mercury.
Jones stayed again in New York on Friday to bear additional imaging and examination on her ankle, a crew supply informed The Put up’s Madeline Kenney, because the Liberty departed for a 10-day street journey.
The crew is “optimistic” Jones will be part of them in the course of the journey and will meet them probably as quickly as Saturday for a apply in Seattle.
The Liberty’s subsequent sport is Sunday night time in opposition to the Storm.
Jones went down early within the second quarter Thursday after showing to show her ankle touchdown on the foot of Phoenix’s Sami Whitcomb.
Jones walked off the rely underneath her personal energy — she didn’t even try and shoot her free throws — and was seen leaving Barclays Heart in a strolling boot.
The Liberty’s Kennedy Burke stated Jones appeared in good spirits after the sport.
“She’s fine,” Burke stated. “She always has a good attitude when something happens.”
Jones initially was injured throughout a June 5 victory over the Mystics. She missed the next two video games.
The Liberty are 10-2, good for second place within the WNBA.
Each losses — in what’s probably not a coincidence — have are available video games through which Jones was principally or utterly unavailable.
The 31-year-old is averaging 12.1 factors, 9.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per sport.
