Sky star Rickea Jackson will miss rest of WNBA season with torn ACL

Rickea Jackson's first season with the Chicago Sky is over after just four games. Jackson suffered a torn ACL during the Sunday, May 17, game against the Minnesota Lynx. She will have surgery and miss the rest of the season, the Sky said .

Jackson was injured midway through the second quarter when she was driving to the basket. She absorbed some contact as she moved to her right, briefly went left before going right again, at which point she fell to the court, writhing in pain. Jackson tapped her left knee as trainers worked on her on the court and she was eventually helped to the locker room.

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" Jackson, the No. 4 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, was one of the Sky's biggest acquisitions this offseason. She was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Sparks last month, and the change was already rejuvenating her career.