{"id":4618,"date":"2026-05-27T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/sparks-g-kelsey-plum-wnbas-top-scorer-sprains-ankle-in-practice\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:32:09","slug":"sparks-g-kelsey-plum-wnbas-top-scorer-sprains-ankle-in-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/sparks-g-kelsey-plum-wnbas-top-scorer-sprains-ankle-in-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks G Kelsey Plum, WNBA&#8217;s top scorer, sprains ankle in practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Star guard Kelsey Plum sprained an ankle during practice and will be re-evaluated in one week, the Los Angeles Sparks announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/upstart-fire-out-to-keep-sun-reeling-extend-win-streak\/\">Upstart Fire out to keep Sun reeling, extend win streak<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Plum has averaged 26.8 points through the first six games of the season, leading the WNBA. 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All Rights Reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star guard Kelsey Plum sprained an ankle during practice and will be re-evaluated in one week, the Los Angeles Sparks announced Tuesday.Plum has averaged 26.8 points through the first six games of the season, leading the WNBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sparks G Kelsey Plum, WNBA&#039;s top scorer, sprains ankle in practice - 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