Liberty lose Betnijah Laney for 8 weeks with knee surgery
The New York Liberty might be with out Betnijah Laney for not less than two months.
The Liberty introduced that their guard/ahead underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy on her proper knee on Wednesday. She’s anticipated to be sidelined for eight weeks.
Laney, who was the league’s most-improved participant in 2020 when she was with the Atlanta dream, averaged a team-high 16.8 factors and 5.2 assists per recreation final season in New York. She’s averaged 13.3 factors and 4.3 assists to date this season, although Laney has performed in simply 4 video games and hasn’t seen the court docket since Could 17 whereas coping with the lingering knee harm. She missed their season-opener, too.
Laney’s harm is simply the newest setback for the Liberty, who’re off to a brutal begin to the season. The group has began the 12 months simply 1-7 below first-year head coach Sandy Brondello, and hasn’t gained a recreation since their two-point win of their season opener. The Liberty are additionally with out DiDi Richards, who’s coping with a hamstring harm, and Jocelyn Willoughby, who has a knee harm.
If Laney can return in eight weeks, she could have about seven common season video games left.
