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Mystics injury update: Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins questionable for WNBA Finals Game 3

By Bria Felicien

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics celebrates with Ariel Atkins #7 after a play against the Connecticut Sun during the first half of WNBA Finals Game One at St Elizabeths East Entertainment & Sports Arena on September 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics celebrates with Ariel Atkins #7 after a play against the Connecticut Sun during the first half of WNBA Finals Game One at St Elizabeths East Entertainment & Sports Arena on September 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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Both Elena Delle Donne and Ariel Atkins are listed as questionable for Game 3 of the 2019 WNBA Finals due to back injuries, Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault announced Saturday.

“We’re listing them both as questionable,” Thibault told reporters, “We’re preparing as if neither one will play.”

Thibault went on to say he’s “not counting on them playing.” The Connecticut Sun host the Mystics tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. ET in Uncasville. The series is tied at 1-1.

Delle Donne, the near-unanimous 2019 WNBA MVP made an early Game 2 exit due to back spasms. As far as Atkins, who played a pivotal role in the Mystics’ Game 1 win, there’s more on her injury below:

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