Jade Melbourne chips tooth in half during WNBA game collision

6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 10

The Seattle Storm guard was hurt against the Golden State Valkyries in Seattle on 8 May, but walked to the bench smiling and handed coaches part of the tooth.
Melbourne was called for a foul on the play as Veronica Burton landed on top of her after a loose-ball dive; Golden State led 43-39 then won 91-80.
Burton scored 16 points, Janelle Salaun added 20 and Kaitlyn Chen 14, while Melbourne had 13 for Seattle. The Australian is in her fourth full WNBA season after rejoining the Storm for 2026.

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