LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum sprains ankle, out three games

Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum, the WNBA's current leading scorer, suffered a sprained ankle during a team practice on Tuesday and will be reevaluated in one week, the team announced. The injury is expected to sideline the star player for at least the team's next three games.

Plum sustained the injury during a five-on-five scrimmage and was helped off the court by teammates. Head coach Lynne Roberts said after the practice that the injury appeared to be an ankle sprain but that the team did not yet know its severity. The official diagnosis and one-week evaluation timeline were later confirmed by the franchise.

The injury interrupts a phenomenal start to the season for the 31-year-old guard. Through six games, Plum is averaging a career-high and league-best 26.8 points per game while shooting 58.9 percent from the field and 48.8 percent from three-point range. She is also averaging 6.3 assists per game. Her most recent performance was a season-high 38-point effort last Saturday, leading the Sparks to a 101-95 road victory over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces, her former team.

Given the evaluation period, Plum is set to miss upcoming road games against the Washington...