Rickea Jackson Suffers Knee Injury in Sky's 86-79 Win Over Lynx

8 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 18

5:24 before halftime, Rickea Jackson went down with a left knee injury after contact and an awkward landing, and Chicago ruled her out for the rest of its 86-79 win at Minnesota.
Tyler Marsh said Jackson was in decent spirits but still awaiting evaluation, adding she will probably need an MRI after the third-year forward scored 6 points before exiting.
Gabriela Jaquez helped Chicago absorb the loss with 20 points and 8 rebounds as the Sky erased a 30-27 deficit, took a 40-38 halftime lead and never trailed again.
Natasha Cloud drew a technical foul after the injury and said officials failed to control the game; no foul was called on the play, and Chicago plans to send it to the league for review.
The injury clouds a 3-1 start for a Sky team already missing several players, with Jackson entering Sunday averaging 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2.7 assists ahead of Wednesday's home opener.

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