Sky’s Chennedy Carter out due to health and safety protocols

Michael VoepelAug 27, 2024, 07:20 PM ET

CloseMichael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.

Chennedy Carter, the leading scorer for the Chicago Sky, is listed as out for Wednesday’s game against the Washington Mystics due to health and safety protocols.

Carter, the No. 4 overall draft pick in 2020, is averaging 17.2 points in her first season with Chicago after not playing in the WNBA last year. The Mystics also have a starter out: center Shakira Austin (left ankle).

The Sky are 11-18 and hold the eighth and final playoff spot now. They have a one-game lead over the ninth-place Atlanta Dream. The Mystics are in 10th place at 8-22 and are coming off a victory at fifth-place Seattle on Monday.

Chicago is 1-4 since WNBA play resumed after the Olympic break. The Sky are coming off a last-second 77-75 loss to Las Vegas on Sunday. Carter tied that game on a 3-pointer with about a second remaining, but the Aces’ A’ja Wilson then won it with a basket at the buzzer.

Sky rookie Angel Reese is currently on an unprecedented run of three consecutive games with 20 or more rebounds. She has 21 double-doubles this season, one away from breaking the rookie season record in that category.