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09-07-2025
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Chicago Sky Receive Kamilla Cardoso Update After Three Missed Games
Chicago Sky Receive Kamilla Cardoso Update After Three Missed Games originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Sky have been without second-year forward Kamilla Cardoso for the last three contests. She is currently playing for her home country, Brazil, in the FIBA Americup tournament and stepped away from the WNBA temporarily as a result. Advertisement In her final game before departing, she contributed a career-high 27 points, as well as seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in a 97 to 86 win against the Los Angeles Sparks. Cardoso is currently averaging 12.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game this season for the 5-11 Sky and has started all 14 contests that she has appeared in. Chicago Sky forward Kamilla Cardoso (10).Kirby Lee-Imagn Images After initial reports indicated that Cardoso would just miss two games for Chicago, Brazil advanced to the final against Team USA on Sunday. This meant that Cardoso would miss Sunday's game between the Sky and the 16-2 Minnesota Lynx. Roberta F. Rodrigues, a WNBA reporter, provided a clearer update on Cardoso's return, however. Rodrigues wrote that Cardoso would be flying back to the United States on Tuesday morning. Advertisement "Damiris Dantas, Kamilla Cardoso and Pokey Chatman are scheduled to leave Santiago, Chile, tomorrow night sources in Santiago are telling me," Rodrigues wrote. "They should land in the USA Tuesday morning." This update means that Cardoso is unlikely to be available for Tuesday morning's matchup against the 8-10 Washington Mystics. However, she could be available as soon as Wednesday's game against the 6-13 Dallas Wings. Cardoso was named to the 2024 All-Rookie team last season after a campaign in which she contributed 9.8 points and 7.9 rebounds for the 13-27 Chicago Sky. Her scoring has increased by almost three points per game in her second season. Advertisement Related: Angel Reese Had Three Words After WNBA All-Star News Related: WNBA Fans React to Kamilla Cardoso's Heated Moment While Away From Chicago Sky This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
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06-07-2025
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Indiana Fever Player on Temporary Leave Was 'in a Lot of Pain' After Injury Scare
Indiana Fever Player on Temporary Leave Was 'in a Lot of Pain' After Injury Scare originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Given Caitlin Clark's five-game absence due to a lingering groin problem, the last thing the Indiana Fever need right now is another injured player on their roster. Advertisement But it appears that the Fever may have another one after veteran center-forward Damiris Dantas suffered a painful injury in the Brazil and Mexico's FIBA Women's AmeriCup quarterfinal game last Friday. According to Brazilian-American WNBA reporter Roberta F. Rodrigues, Dantas had to be "helped out of the court" after twisting her ankle in the first half of Friday's contest. The 32-year-old was reportedly "in a lot of pain" as she lay on the ground before being forced to exit the game. Damiris Dantas of the Indiana Fever shoots the ball during a game. Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The good news for Dantas is that the injury did not appear to be as serious as initially suspected. Rodrigues reported minutes later that the Brazilian federation told her that the veteran was "doing well" and that there was "nothing serious going on with her ankle." Advertisement Dantas was able to start the second half for Brazil. She reportedly "looked normal" and did not have a noticeable limp. It also did not look like she was bothered by the issue, as Dantas led her squad to an 84-61 blowout win with 24 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and two triples in 34 minutes of play. Brazil is back in action on Saturday in its semifinal matchup against rivals Argentina, and there has been no indication that Dantas, who is one of the frontrunners for the tournament's MVP title, will sit out the pivotal matchup. If Dantas and Co. win against Argentina, they will play in the gold-medal match against United States on Sunday. Related: Fever Player on Temporary Leave Draws 'Problem' Statement From FIBA AmeriCup Related: Stephanie White Reveals 'Biggest Thing' Holding Caitlin Clark Back From Injury Return Related: Lexie Hull Steals the Show With Her Outfit for Fever-Sparks This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
