Overview
- Magbegor injured her right knee while driving to the basket in Australia’s World Cup game, which occurred Wednesday, and she collapsed after contact with Italy’s Lorela Cubaj.
- The Seattle Storm and Basketball Australia confirmed on Thursday that Magbegor suffered a torn ACL and will require surgery.
- The injury rules her out for the rest of the FIBA Women’s World Cup and the 2026 WNBA season as she begins post‑operative rehabilitation.
- Magbegor’s 2026 campaign was already limited by a March foot injury and a later facial fracture that kept her to 14 games for Seattle.
- Australia, already without Alanna Smith, lost depth for the tournament and Seattle’s rebuilding frontcourt will lose the veteran interior defender with Magbegor likely missing at least the start of 2027.