New York Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton will be sidelined for five to six months following knee surgery.
The reigning WNBA champions confirmed Monday that the veteran underwent a procedure in March to repair an acute meniscus injury in her left knee.
The Liberty’s regular season runs from May 17 through Sept. 11, putting Laney-Hamilton in danger of missing the entire campaign.
Laney-Hamilton, 31, sustained the injury while competing in the new Unrivaled 3-on-3 league.
She averaged 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 28 games (25 starts) for New York during the 2024 regular season. She scored 20 points in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, an 80-66 win that evened the series as the Liberty went on to defeat the Minnesota Lynx in five games for the franchise’s first title.
Laney-Hamilton has career averages of 9.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 234 games (155 starts) with the Chicago Sky (2015-16), Connecticut Sun (2018), Indiana Fever (2019), Atlanta Dream (2020) and Liberty.
She was the league’s Most Improved Player in 2020 and made the All-Star team in her first season with New York in 2021. She made the All-Defensive first team in 2020 and the second team in 2023.
–Field Level Media
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