Oct 8, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury ahead Satou Sabally (0) falls to the bottom in opposition to the Las Vegas Aces within the second half throughout recreation three of the 2025 WNBA Finals at PHX Enviornment. Obligatory Credit score: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Pictures The Phoenix Mercury might be with out All-Star ahead Satou Sabally once they try to keep away from being swept by the Las Vegas Aces on Friday within the WNBA Finals.
The Mercury introduced Thursday that Sabally has been identified with a concussion and dominated out for Sport 4 in Phoenix within the best-of-seven collection. Sabally was injured when she fell whereas going for a rebound and her head hit the leg of the Aces’ Kierstan Bell with 4:26 left within the fourth quarter of Sport 3 on Wednesday.
Las Vegas guard Jackie Younger was known as for a loose-ball foul on the play. Sabally spent a number of minutes on the ground and wanted assist from teammates and employees to go away the court docket. She totaled 24 factors, 5 rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes earlier than her early exit.
The Aces gained 90-88 on star A’ja Wilon’s last-second basket to go up 3-0 within the collection.
Mercury ahead Satou Sabally has been identified with a concussion and has been dominated out of tomorrow’s Sport 4 of the WNBA Finals in opposition to the Las Vegas Aces. pic.twitter.com/9eD10EoeSJ
— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) October 9, 2025
Sabally, 27, leads the Mercury in scoring by 10 playoff video games with a 19.0 common. She’s second on the crew in rebound common (7.0), tied for third in steals (1.1) and third in minutes (32.6).
The Dallas Wings chosen Sabally second general within the 2020 WNBA Draft out of Oregon. She spent her first 5 seasons with the Wings earlier than being traded to Phoenix in February.
She has profession averages of 15.9 factors, 6.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 28.8 minutes in 136 regular-season video games (126 begins).
The three-time All-Star was All-WNBA in addition to Most Improved Participant in 2023 after making the All-Rookie first-team in 2020.
If the Mercury win on Friday, Sport 5 can be Sunday in Las Vegas, with Sport 6 in Phoenix on Wednesday and Sport 7 hosted by the Aces on Oct. 17, if essential.
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