Fire's Sarah Ashlee Barker gets devastating injury update

Sarah Ashlee Barker's 2026 season is over.The Portland Fire guard has sustained a torn ACL that ends her sophomore campaign in the WNBA.The Fire confirmed the injury Friday, two days after Barker had left Portland's loss to the Dallas Wings after only four minutes upon sustaining a non-contact injury.MORE: Azzi Fudd shows off glamorous look before making rare WNBA historyBarker, a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Sparks in 2025, struggled mightily as a rookie and was left unprotected in April's expansion draft.The Fire duly scooped up Barker, and she has been a starter for most of the season in PortlandOFFICIAL: The Portland Fire announced today that guard Sarah Ashlee Barker underwent an MRI that revealed a torn ACL. Barker will miss the remainder of the 2026 WNBA season and will under