Aces rookie Kate Martin quickly emerged as one of the WNBA’s best stories of the season, but an injury could cast a shadow over her banner 2024.
The former Iowa star went from a player who wasn’t sure she would be drafted at all to a rotation piece for the defending champions. Even in a relatively small role, Martin has gotten teammates and fans to rally around her after an impressive college career next to Caitlin Clark with the Hawkeyes.
In a potentially devastating moment Tuesday night, that support remained more evident than ever.
Martin went down in the first quarter of the Aces’ 93-85 loss to the Sky, prompting her teammates to immediately surround her and try to lift her spirits.