{"id":576163,"date":"2026-04-01T23:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/576163\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:33:12","slug":"storms-nika-muhl-to-miss-second-straight-wnba-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/576163\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm&#8217;s Nika M\u00fchl to miss second straight WNBA season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">SEATTLE &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13seattle.com\/sports\/sonia-raman-introduced-new-storm-coach\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Seattle Storm<\/a> point guard Nika M\u00fchl will miss her second straight WNBA season because of a knee injury, this time after tearing her right ACL during a March 11 game for Croatia in EuroBasket qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ap26091742708151-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Nika Muhl\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">FILE &#8211; Seattle Storm guard Nika Muhl warms up for the team&#8217;s WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, May 22, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Jason Redmond, File) <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The team said Wednesday that the 24-year-old M\u00fchl had surgery Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">M\u00fchl missed the 2025 WNBA season after tearing her left ACL while playing overseas for the Turkish club Besiktas in the FIBA SuperCup. 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