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Dream star Allisha Gray out for Game 2 in Liberty lift

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Lehman, J. (2026, October 6). Dream star Allisha Gray out for Game 2 in Liberty lift. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/sports/dream-star-allisha-gray-out-for-game-2-in-liberty-lift/

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Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray will miss Wednesday's Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals due to a left hand injury sustained during Game 1 on Sunday. Head coach Karl Smesko announced this at Tuesday’s practice. Gray played for just over ten minutes before leaving with seven points, impacting both offensive and defensive strategies. With Gray out, veteran DeWanna Bonner is expected to start in her place after scoring 23 points in Game 1.

Written by AI on 2026-10-06, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Allisha Gray, a four-time All-Star guard for the Atlanta Dream, will miss Game 2 of their WNBA semifinals series against the New York Liberty due to a left hand injury sustained in Game 1 on Sunday. Gray injured her pinkie and ring fingers during a deflection attempt in the first quarter and managed only seven points over eleven minutes before exiting. Her absence is a significant blow as she was key both offensively and defensively, with head coach Karl Smesko confirming her status at Tuesday's practice. Forward Naz Hillmon expressed disappointment, acknowledging that no one can replace Gray but encouraging teammates to step up in her absence. Veteran DeWanna Bonner filled some of the gap with 23 points in Game 1 and is expected to start in place of Gray for Game 2 on Wednesday night.

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The Liberty’s hopes of evening up the WNBA semifinals just got a boost. asserted

hopes → even → boost

Dream leading scorer Allisha Gray was ruled out for Wednesday night’s Game 2 due to a left hand injury, head coach Karl Smesko said at Tuesday’s practice. asserted

Smesko → rule → practice

Gray appeared to injure the pinkie and ring fingers on her shooting hand on a deflection in the first quarter of the Dream’s 92-82 win over the Liberty in Game 1 on Sunday. asserted

Gray → appear → Sunday

The four-time All-Star guard exited for good after attempting to re-enter the game in the second quarter, and finished with seven points in 11 minutes. “Knowing that Allisha will be out, it hurts. asserted

it → exit → minutes

It sucks,” Dream forward Naz Hillmon said. asserted

Hillmon → suck → ?

“I know how much she would want to be on the floor with us. asserted

she → know → us

We know how much we use her offensively and defensively. asserted

we → know → her

The next-woman-up mentality is for everybody, not just the players coming off the bench or whoever’s going asserted

whoever → come → bench

“Nobody’s going to be able to do what Allisha Gray does. asserted

Gray → go → what

We all know that. asserted

We → know → that

But like you said, we can all put a little bit more on our plate, and that’s what our mentality is.” asserted

mentality → say → plate

Dream veteran DeWanna Bonner took up Gray’s minutes in Game 1 and exploded for 23 points. asserted

Bonner → take → points

Bonner is likely to move into the starting lineup in Gray’s absence. asserted

Bonner → move → absence

The Liberty now have improved chances of taking a game in Atlanta, which would put them in position to claim the series back on their home floor for two games in Brooklyn. uncertain

which → improve → Brooklyn

The Dream said Gray will be considered “day-to-day” following Game 2. asserted

Gray → say → Game

Dream star Allisha Gray out for Game 2 in Liberty lift

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