LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas Aces' point guard Chelsea Gray and center Kiah Stokes will be out for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, according to team officials.
Chelsea Gray was injured in Game 3 on Sunday midway through the fourth quarter and appeared to be in a lot of pain as she was helped back to the locker room. Gray has averaged 15.6 points and 6.8 assists so far in this year's playoff season.
Channel 13 sports reporter Tina Nguyen caught up with Gray in Brooklyn, who said, "As a competitor, I obviously want to play. You get to the WNBA Finals, and you don't get this time back."
WATCH: "As a competitor, I obviously want to play. You get to the #WNBAFinals, and you don't this time back. It sucks in that way but I'm excited still to win a championship." - #Aces Chelsea Gray on missing Game 4 of the Finals vs. #Liberty: pic.twitter.com/KHcNGgcf4e
— Tina Nguyen (@ttinanguyen) October 17, 2023
Starting center Kiah Stokes is also out with a foot injury, though it's currently unclear when Stokes suffered the injury in Sunday's game.
"We don't know exactly, it's just my foot — I woke up with my foot hurting — and then, we're just trying to figure out what I can and cannot do," Stokes told Channel 13 during practice. "It's kind of a waiting game at this point."
Kiah Stokes on the extent of her foot injury and how the #Aces are feeling heading into tomorrow's Game 4:#WNBAFinals pic.twitter.com/isQHT2KlM5
— Tina Nguyen (@ttinanguyen) October 17, 2023
Head coach Becky Hammon also weighed in during practice, saying, "I'm bummed for Chelsea and Kiah, obviously. It's a big blow for big moments for them and to not be able to be out there."
"I'm bummed for Chelsea & Kiah, obviously. It's a big blow for big moments for them and to not be able to be out there. That's a killer as a competitor to be sidelined by injury." - #Aces head coach Becky Hammon on Gray & Stokes being unavailable for Game 4#WNBAFinals pic.twitter.com/ScqW9jDZBL
— Tina Nguyen (@ttinanguyen) October 17, 2023
The Aces are currently up 2 - 1 over the New York Liberty in the series. Game 4 is set for Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m.