Five games into the WNBA season, the Chicago Sky are already short-handed as they juggle the absences of four players.
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Sky guard Rebekah Gardner, right, drives against the Lynx's Rachel Banham during the second half of a preseason game on May 13 in Toronto. First-year forward Morgan Bertsch, who suffered an ankle sprain against the Mystics, is closer to a return, but Wade said she will still remain sidelined for one to two weeks. Bertsch wore a walking boot at practice Thursday morning while her activity was confined to riding an exercise bike and other low-impact exercises.
The team could apply for an emergency hardship exception, which grants a temporary leave to sign another player when injuries reduce a roster to fewer than 10 players. Although Wade said the Sky would pursue this option, he hasn’t committed to using the exception to sign a player in the intermediary.“There’s no sense of urgency,” Wade said. “I like the group that we have. We just have to be better in certain things.
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