Sky leading scorer Rickea Jackson helped off with knee injury - ESPN

Chicago Sky star Rickea Jackson exited the team's 86-79 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday in Minneapolis and did not return after suffering a left knee injury in the first half.

Jackson went down with 5:24 left in the second quarter while driving to the basket, crumbling to the floor after awkwardly planting her left leg. She was on the court for a few minutes before heading to the locker room with assistance and was soon ruled out for the rest of the game.

Coach Tyler Marsh said after the game that Jackson probably would have imaging on the knee but did not have any further update.

«She's in decent spirits,» Marsh said. «We're waiting to evaluate everything, but she was proud of the team for continuing to fight while she was out.»

The 6-foot-2 forward was the No. 4 pick in 2024 out of Tennessee and came to Chicago this offseason via trade after two seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, where she averaged 14.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in 2025. She was having a breakout start to her third year in the league, entering Sunday as the Sky's leading scorer at 22 points per game.

Sky guard Natasha Cloud said she felt the officials did not control the game and «failed to protect Rickea,» as a Lynx defender and Jackson made contact just before the injury and a foul was not called. Cloud delivered that message to the referees when Jackson went down and was called for a technical foul.

«On top of the points of emphasis that were emphasized at the beginning of the season, their ultimate job is to control and protect the players in this game,» Cloud said. «And I think that this group today failed to do so.… Truthfully, I think it's bulls---.

»You can be mad at me if you want to, but I'll be damned if we keep getting players hurt in