The Toronto Tempo revealed Friday that two of their key guards, Brittney Sykes and Kiki Rice, will be out of action for an undetermined stretch of time as both players recover from injuries.
Rice, a first-year player, suffered a Grade 3 ankle sprain on June 3. Sykes went down with a plantar fascia injury during Tuesday’s contest. The expansion franchise said both players will be assessed again in the weeks ahead, and the expectation remains that each will suit up again before the season ends.
Sykes, 32, had to be helped off the floor during the third quarter of Toronto’s 131-91 defeat to the Indiana Fever on Tuesday. She leads the team in scoring with an average of 20.1 points per game, adding 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists across 15 appearances this season.
Rice, 22, has put up 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game over 10 contests this year. A product of national champion UCLA, she was selected sixth overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
Despite the setbacks, the Tempo are scheduled to face the Connecticut Sun on the road Friday evening.
