Dream's Gray has minor procedure on hand, day-to-day ahead of Finals opener

Alexa PhilippouOct 13, 2026, 04:18 PM ETMultiple AuthorsFour-time All-Star Allisha Gray underwent a minor procedure on her left hand and is still considered day-to-day for the Atlanta Dream heading into the WNBA Finals, she said Tuesday.”Progress is great,” Gray told WSB-TV when asked at practice whether she’d play in Game 1. “As of right now just day-to-day, and you’ll see.”Gray did not clarify whether she had surgery on her hand, and the team declined to say when the procedure occurred.She was seen taking shots at practice Tuesday, a day before the team travels to the Bay Area for Saturday’s game against No. 2 seed Golden State.Gray, the top scorer for the No. 4 seed Dream, has missed the past two playoff games after injuring the hand in the first half of Game 1 in a semifinal series against the New York Liberty. The Dream advanced to the Finals with a three-game sweep.She was listed as questionable heading into Game 3 last Friday against New York and went through warmups before being ruled out “in the interest of caution,” according to coach Karl Smesko.Gray, a 6-foot guard out of South Carolina, averaged 19.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals this year while appearing in all 44 regular-season games. She was also the Dream’s top scorer (22.0 points per game) during their first-round sweep of the No. 5 seed Washington Mystics.The Dream and Valkyries will both be competing for their first WNBA championship.

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