Unrivaled announces first WNBA player injury ahead of league tip-off

Unrivaled — the new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league tipping off Friday — announced that Marina Mabrey sustained a right calf strain during training camp that is expected to keep her out of play for 2-4 weeks.

Mabrey, a member of the Phantom club, underwent an MRI at Mount Sinai with team physician Dr. Danica Vance, which revealed the strain. She will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

The fortunate thing for the Phantom is that they are one of five 6-player clubs. Even in Mabrey’s absence, they’ll begin the season five healthy players — the same as the Lunar Owls, who have five healthy players (as well as Cameron Brink, who is sitting out this season recovering from a torn ACL).

The rest of the team — Satou Sabally, Brittney Griner, Natasha Cloud, Katie Lou Samuelson, and Sabrina Ionescu — will have to step up in her absence, which could end up spanning the first half of the 9-week season.




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