“It was just a special time for Minnesota basketball,” Kayla McBride reflected on her 2024 WNBA season. The Minnesota Lynx were mere seconds away from clinching their fifth WNBA title, and the 32-year-old shooting guard was a key contributor to the team’s dream run. It was her best season overall and the best offensive season since 2018. Now, as the Lynx look ahead to 2025, they’ll need her more than ever—but recent reports are raising concerns.

Ever since the vibes of the season came into effect, fans have been asking, “Where’s Kayla McBride?”. Yes, K Mac was not seen in the training camp with the Minnesota Lynx and even missed the preseason games the 2024. From her social media stories, fans could see that she was probably at home, resting and enjoying a much-needed break. She played in Unrivaled and even overseas, so she didn’t necessarily need to prove that she was in shape by joining the camp or preseason games. Yet, fans are craving K Mac content, and honestly, we cannot blame them. However, as it seems, they might have to wait a little longer. Her absence is supposed to extend into the regular season as the 11-year pro could miss the opening game of the 2025 WNBA season, too.

As per the update provided by Mitchell Hansen of CanisHoopus.com, McBride won’t play in Friday’s game against the Dallas Wings due to personal reasons. While the reasons are not clearly mentioned, one good part of the update was that there is no injury mentioned to the player, and also, there is no news of a rift between the player and the franchise. In fact, Kayla shares a great bond with her team.