The New York Liberty announced on Twitter that Sugar Rodgers will miss Thursday night’s game with what the team is calling a “back injury”.
Sugar Rodgers will not play in tonight's game against the Mystics (lower back injury).
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) June 29, 2017
Rodgers, who has started all 12 games for New York entering Thursday night’s matchup with the Washington Mystics, is tied for third-leading scorer on the Liberty with teammate Shavonte Zellous at 13.3 points per game.
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Both Rodgers and Kiah Stokes, normal starters, were not in the lineup. Kia Vaughn and Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe earned the starts Thursday instead.