{"id":55646,"date":"2025-05-21T16:40:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=55646"},"modified":"2025-05-21T16:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:42:05","slug":"phoenix-mercury-vs-los-angeles-sparks-injury-report-and-predicted-lineups-major-names-missing-ahead-of-wednesday-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/phoenix-mercury-vs-los-angeles-sparks-injury-report-and-predicted-lineups-major-names-missing-ahead-of-wednesday-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks Injury Report and Predicted Lineups: Major Names Missing Ahead of Wednesday Clash, Key Updates on Cameron Brink and Natasha Mack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Sparks are all set to face the tough test of the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday. The Sparks have had an average start to their WNBA 2025 season after winning once and losing once. While the home side, Phoenix Mercury had a cracking start to their WNBA 2025 season.<\/p><p>They went on to win big against the Seattle Storm. Mercury looked in control throughout the game, which remains a good sign going forward. Their offense and defense clicked, resulting in a blowout win.<\/p><p>Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas both aided the efforts of the Phoenix based side. The former scored 27 while the latter scored 20 points in the 81-59 win against the Seattle Storm. The Los Angeles Sparks also began their season on a strong note with a dominant win over the Golden State Valkyries.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kelsey Plum in her Sparks debut &#128293;&#129699;<br><br>&#10024;37 PTS<br>&#10024;6 AST<br>&#10024;5 STL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t63WZvGiFs\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/t63WZvGiFs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1923590718192222241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/caitlin-clark-makes-wnba-history-with-season-high-performance-in-fever-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Also Read: Caitlin Clark Makes WNBA History With Season-High Performance in Fever-Dream<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>However, when tested against last season&rsquo;s runners-up, the Minnesota Lynx, the Sparks struggled significantly. They brought down Sparks&rsquo; defense. Azur&aacute; Stevens scored 21 points, Dearica Hamby scored 20 points in the 75-89 loss against the Lynx.<\/p><p>Let&rsquo;s take a closer look at the Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks Injury Report and how it might affect the predicted lineups.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks Injury Report<\/h2><p>Time: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 10 p.m. ET Venue: PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona<br>TV: AZFamily and SportsNet LA | Live Stream: League Pass<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phoenix Mercury Injury Report<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out &ndash; Natasha Mack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out &ndash; Kahleah Copper<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The Mercury have two players out of the Wednesday night fixture. Natasha Mack is sidelined for 2-3 weeks with a lower back injury. While Kahleah Copper is out for 4&ndash;6 weeks after undergoing left knee arthroscopy.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los Angeles Sparks Injury Report<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out &ndash; Jullie Allemand<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out &ndash; Rickea Jackson<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out &ndash; Rae Burrell<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out &ndash; Cameron Brink<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The Los Angeles Sparks have a long injury list ahead of the showdown on Wednesday. Jullie Allemand is dealing with a knee injury, while Rickea Jackson has been ruled out due to a concussion. Cameron Brink also misses out due to a knee injury and is expected to return in June.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks: Predicted Starting Lineups<\/h2><p>Phoenix Mercury: Monique Akoa Makani, Sami Whitcomb, Kathryn Westbeld, Alyssa Thomas, Satou Sabally.<\/p><p>Los Angeles Sparks: Odyssey Sims, Kelsey Plum, Azura Stevens, Dearica Hamby, Mercedes Russell.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Injuries hit both camps as the Phoenix Mercury look to continue their red-hot form against a shaky Sparks lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":55652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[3033,3151],"class_list":["post-55646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-los-angeles-sparks","tag-phoenix-mercury"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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