The Washington Mystics’ win streak is over after a 96-85 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Saturday afternoon. the loss drops Washington to 9-23 for the 2024 WNBA regular season.
The first half was competitive between the two sides, with the Mystics never falling behind by more than 7 points. In the end, Washington was behind 45-42 and after a second quarter when the Mystics shot 75 percent from the field. Unfortunately for the Sun, Alyssa Thomas suffered a right lower leg injury after colliding with Karlie Samuelson. While Samuelson was able to return, Thomas did not for the rest of the game, though she was cleared to return later per the Sun’s PR staff
Alyssa Thomas is down with a leg injury after a collision with Karlie Samuelson
Karlie Samuelson is also shaken up.