Bruise puts Dales on sidelines

Stacey Dales has joined the Chicago Sky’s walking wounded–though it was a close call on the walking part. Dales suffered a “drastic” bone bruise in her right knee against Seattle last Wednesday but nonetheless caught a break, so to speak. “The worst case is that you can get a fracture all the way down your leg,” the Sky guard said. “I just missed that. But I’m walking fairly normally, and I’m doing all the rehab without problems.” Estimated recovery is six to eight weeks, which makes returning this season questionable. Dales is hopeful for that and chuckled at the notion that the injury might affect her career. “It’s going to take some time to heal,” she said, “but it’s not something I can’t play with eventually.”