Ezi Magbegor Out for Storm's Season Start with Right Foot Injury
Bad news for the Seattle Storm right out of the gate: Ezi Magbegor is going to miss the beginning of the season after suffering a right foot injury playing for Australia in the FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers. The team made the announcement Monday, and they're looking at six to eight weeks before reassessing her status.
How This Happened and What It Means
Magbegor, 26, picked up the injury three games into the qualifying tournament back in early March. It was serious enough that she couldn't finish the event, sitting out the Opals' final two games. Now the Storm are without their top returning scorer as the season gets rolling.
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiThat's a major hit for Seattle. The 6-foot-4 forward was leading the team in scoring (8.0 points per game), rebounding (6.2), and shot blocking (2.2). When you've already lost your top five scorers from last season in free agency, losing your best remaining piece at the start is tough to swallow.
What Magbegor Is Saying
The two-time Olympian is keeping a positive mindset about the whole thing. "Injuries are unfortunate, but I'm feeling good," she said Monday. "It's nice to be back here in Seattle and with the team. That was something that I really wanted to do, and just be back here for the start of training camp and be able to support the team for the next few weeks."
She's also being realistic about the recovery process. "It's my first time I've been injured for that amount of time," Magbegor explained. "And so just kind of finding ways to still be part of the team from the sideline. I'm still working to just get back in those six to eight weeks. So just taking it day by day, working with the medical team here."
The Storm will give updates on her progress as those six to eight weeks play out. Until then, Seattle's rebuilding roster will have to figure things out without their most reliable scoring option on the court.
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