Marine Johannes questionable after exiting early in another Liberty injury concern

INDIANAPOLIS — The Liberty may be without yet another key rotational player for Monday’s game against the Dallas Wings because of injury.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA.

Marine Johannes is listed as questionable for the Liberty’s postponed game.Johannes appeared to tweak her ankle in Saturday’s loss in Indiana.She exited the game with 8:42 left in the fourth and never returned.Coach Chris DeMarco didn’t have an immediate update on Johannes after the game.The Liberty are already playing without Leonie Fiebich and Satou Sabally.Fiebich didn’t make this road trip as she’s dealing with a left foot injury that has sidelined her since July 3.Meanwhile, Sabally hasn’t played since June 23 as she remains in concussion protocol.DeMarco hasn’t unveiled an official return-to-play timeline for either, though he said Sabally won’t return before the All-Star break.The Liberty arrived in Dallas for Monday’s game a few days behind schedule.New York was supposed to play the Wings on Thursday but the Liberty’s travel issues resulted in a postponement.

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Meanwhile, the Liberty, losers of four straight, are reeling.Saturday’s 20-point loss to the Fever was the latest in a series of gut punches.The Liberty have now lost eight of their past 10 games.

They haven’t had a stretch this bad since 2022 before Breanna Stewart came into their lives.In a season that has championship-or-bust expectations, the Liberty sit only a half-game above the eighth and final playoff spot and 2 ½ game...