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Liberty Injury Tracker: Courtney Vandersloot, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton available Tuesday vs. Lynx

Here's an up-to-date tracker on the Liberty injuries...


June 25, 7:45 p.m.

Ahead of the 2024 Commissioner's Cup final between the Liberty and Minnesota Lynx, New York released their latest injury report which does not include Courtney Vandersloot and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton.

Vandersloot has missed time after her mother passed away while Laney-Hamilton was dealing with a sore knee.

Laney-Hamilton is in the starting five for the Liberyt while Vandersloot will begin the game on the bench.

Nyara Sabally was ruled out for Tuesday's game with a back issue.

June 22, 2:30 p.m.

Liberty guards Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and Courtney Vandersloot have been ruled out for New York's game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday.

Laney-Hamilton will miss her second consecutive game due to a right knee injury. Vandersloot has rejoined the team after being away due to the passing of her mother. Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said prior to Saturday's game that Laney-Hamilton is progressing and is still considered day-to-day.

Vandersloot was upgraded to questionable this week as she began her on-court conditioning but the veteran guard was not ready to get back into a game. However, the team has said they will not rush Vandersloot's return

Nyara Sabally (back) also remains out.

June 20, 6:40 p.m.

Liberty guard Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was ruled out for Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Sparks with a right knee injury.

New York returned from their west coast trip and head coach Sandy Brondello said the travel likely affected the knee and they didn't know about her ailment until this afternoon. While Brondello said Laney-Hamilton was 50/50, the team ruled her out.

"We just want to be smart with her," Brondello said. "We want players out there, we don't want to risk them because we have big games coming up. We'll see. If we have to go with eight, we'll go with eight."

Courtney Vandersloot (personal) and Nyara Sabally (back) also remain out.

Leonie Fiebich gets the start in Laney-Hamilton's stead.

June 8, 12:20 p.m.

Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot has been ruled out for Saturday afternoon's game at the Connecticut Sun.

"That's a personal matter with Slooty," New York head coach Sandy Brondello said in her pregame news conference.

"She's not here today, but she has the full support of the team. And that's about as much as I can say."

June 6, 4:50 p.m.

The Liberty updated their injury report and guard Courtney Vandersloot and center Nyara Sabally are ruled out for New York's game against the Atlanata Dream on Thursday.

Vandersloot was originally questionable but the team downgraded her to out for personal reasons.

Sabally is missing her third consecutive game with a back injury.

Vandersloot, the 13-year guard, is averaging 7.6 points and 5.3 assists in 26.3 minutes per game this season for the Liberty. In her last game, New York's win over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday, the starting guard scored six points while coming down with four rebounds and dishing six assists in 29 minutes on the court.

In eight games this year, Sabally is averaging 3.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game off the bench.

May 31, 5:57 p.m.

The Liberty announced that guard Courtney Vandersloot will miss Friday's game against the Washington Mystics due to back tightness.

Liberty coach Sandy Brondello cited the upcoming Commissioner's Cup Tournament as a reason for giving the 35-year-old guard some rest. The first Cup matchup starts Saturday. The Liberty's first Commissioner's Cup game will be Sunday against the Indiana Fever.

“It was a smarter thing to not push her tonight,” Brondello said pregame. “When Courtney’s on the court she’s going to go 150 percent. So just being cautious.”