Overview
- Katie Lou Samuelson, 27, tore her right ACL during practice and will miss the entire 2025 WNBA season, the Seattle Storm confirmed on May 3, 2025.
- This is Samuelson's second stint with the Storm, having signed a one-year contract in February after playing for the Indiana Fever in 2024.
- The Storm are grappling with three season-ending ACL injuries, including guards Jordan Horston and Nika Muhl, who were injured in other leagues earlier this year.
- Samuelson's injury highlights a troubling trend of offseason ACL tears in the WNBA, with Washington Mystics draftee Georgia Amoore also sidelined for the season.
- The Storm have pledged full medical and emotional support for Samuelson, whose career has been marked by resilience through injuries and a maternity leave in 2023.