Chicago Sky rookie Kamilla Cardoso will miss at least 4-6 weeks with a shoulder injury.
The sky announced the chronology of injuries Monday night, days after Cardoso injured her shoulder in her WNBA preseason debut Friday against the Minnesota Lynx.
The team did not offer details about the injury, only the schedule. He initially announced Monday that he would miss Tuesday’s preseason game against the New York Liberty before announcing the long-term injury Monday night.
Cardoso joined the Sky as the third pick in April’s WNBA draft. A 6-7 center, she was an All-American and two-time national champion at South Carolina. She earned tournament Most Outstanding Player honors in April after leading South Carolina to its second NCAA championship in three seasons.
Cardoso joined the Sky along with rookie Angel Reese in the April draft. The Sky selected Reese seventh overall after his standout college career at LSU. The pairing of the former SEC rivals as WNBA teammates was highly anticipated at the start of the new season. Now that pairing will have to wait.
Cardoso had six points, four rebounds and two blocks while going 3-for-5 in 13 minutes off the bench in his preseason debut against Minnesota.
Chicago opens its regular season on May 15 against the Dallas Wings. The most optimistic end of the timeline would have Cardoso miss nine games until Chicago’s June 6 matchup against the Washington Mystics.