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  "id": 13238834,
  "title": "Allisha Gray to miss Game 3 of the Dream’s semifinal series vs the Liberty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/allisha-gray-to-miss-game-3-of-the-dreams-semifinal-series-vs-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:37:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/basketball/2026/10/09/allisha-gray-to-miss-game-3-of-the-dreams-semifinal-series-vs-the-liberty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Atlanta Dream forward Allisha Gray will not participate in Game 3 of the team's semifinal series against the New York Liberty, scheduled for Friday night. The injury occurred during the first game of the best-of-five series when Gray suffered a left hand injury. She briefly returned to play in Game 2, but was forced to leave the court again after diving for a loose ball and did not return to participate in the game. Despite going through warmups with black tape on the last two fingers of her shooting hand, Gray was ruled out approximately an hour before tip-off. Atlanta coach Karl Smesko confirmed that Gray is progressing well since her injury but decided to err on the side of caution and keep her on the bench for Game 3. The Dream currently lead the series 2-0 and aim to secure a series win on Friday night.",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Allisha Gray to miss Game 3 of the Dream's semifinal series vs the Liberty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/allisha-gray-to-miss-game-3-of-the-dreams-semifinal-series-vs-the-13243093",
        "published": "2026-10-09T22:37:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Dream Get Unfortunate News on Allisha Gray Before Game 3 Tip-Off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/dream-get-unfortunate-news-on-allisha-gray-before-game-3-tip-off",
        "published": "2026-10-09T23:19:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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