Elena Delle Donne, the Washington Mystics' two-time WNBA MVP, scored 16 points in over 22 minutes during her first game since October 2019. It was the superstar's long-awaited return after two back surgeries kept her out of action.
Delle Donne, whose return was made official when she was part of the starting lineup Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Storm, connected on her first field-goal attempt with a signature turnaround jumper in the 85-78 loss.
"I had that like first day of school butterfly feeling," Delle Donne told ESPN's Holly Rowe. "I was super nervous.