It’s been a hard-luck year for Storm forward/center Ezi Magbegor, who has dealt with an assortment of injuries like never before.

“This is the first time,” said the seven-year veteran who has missed just eight games during her WNBA career. “Just an unlucky year.”

Magbegor tore her right ACL on Wednesday while playing for the Australian women’s national team during the FIBA World Cup in Berlin.

On Thursday, the Storm announced she’ll miss the remainder of the WNBA season when the team resumes play next week, and the timing of the injury puts her 2027 season in jeopardy.

“It makes me emotional when I see anyone go down,” Opals coach Sandy Brondello said Thursday after Australia was eliminated following an 89-66 loss to Spain in the World Cup quarterfinals. “But Ezi’s come back from an injury, and it’s just another injury. (It’s) just really unfortunate. She’s a key part of what we want to do. It sucks, but that’s sport isn’t it?”

In the first quarter of an 82-80 win against Italy, Magbegor, the Australian team captain, drove to the basket for a layup and awkwardly collided with Italian forward Lorela Cubaj. Magbegor took a few hops on her left leg before falling to the court and clutching her right knee.

“She’s got to have a great recovery, and she’ll get back, I don’t have a doubt about that,” Brondello said. “Just disappointed for Ezi that she’s going through another rehabilitation.”

In March, the 27-year-old Magbegor suffered a foot injury while playing with Australia in a World Cup qualifying game that forced her to sit out the first 20 games for the Storm.

Four games after her season debut, Magbegor took an inadvertent elbow to the face from Atlanta Dream center Madina Okot and suffered a broken nose. She missed the next six games and returned July 31 wearing a black face mask.

“I’ve been very lucky to not to have been injured previously in my career,” Magbegor said last week before the World Cup. “Whether it’s an Achilles or a broken nose, it’s just a part of basketball. Just knowing I’m going to be back eventually and having that mindset.”

Magbegor averaged 6.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks in 14 games with the Storm in 2026.

Before the WNBA season, she signed a three-year, $3.75 million contract, which is the third richest in league history.

Magbegor, who was drafted No. 12 overall in the first round by the Storm in 2019, is the team’s longest-tenured player. However, her future in Seattle is unclear.

Typically, ACL injuries require 9-12 months to recover, so it’s uncertain if Magbegor will play next season.