Liberty’s Satou Sabally is out for remainder of season with head injury
New York Liberty forward Satou Sabally will miss the remainder of the season, including the playoffs, the team announced on Thursday. Sabally, who played in just 13 games this season, has been sidelined since suffering her second concussion in just more than eight months on June 23, when she was hit in the head and face in a game against the Las Vegas Aces. She sustained the earlier concussion…
Liberty forward Satou Sabally will be out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs, the New York Liberty have announced. She suffered her second concussion in over eight months on June 23, when she was hit in the head and face during a game against the Las Vegas Aces. Sabally, who had only played in 13 games this season, was sidelined since then.
She had earlier been sidelined due to a concussion while playing for the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the 2025 WNBA Finals. The Liberty's coach, Chris DeMarco, decided to keep her out of the team, following the team's performance staff's guidance. Despite clearing concussion protocol, Sabally is still dealing with lingering concussion-related symptoms.
The Liberty signed Sabally in the offseason for a two-year contract worth $1.67 million, with Sabally earning $855,750 next season. The Liberty have been struggling with injuries this season, leading to DeMarco utilizing 14 different lineups. Key players like Sabrina Ionescu, Leonie Fiebich, Sabally, Breanna Stewart, and Jonquel Jones have only played together twice due to injuries.
The team is currently tied for sixth place with a 24-16 record and has the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings. This injury has also kept Sabally from representing her national team at the FIBA World Cup in Germany.
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