Following the injury, Mühl was flooded with messages of support, including one from her close friend and former UConn teammate, Paige Bueckers. Speaking to WTNH News, Bueckers expressed her faith in Mühl’s ability to overcome the injury.

Seattle Storm rookie Nika Muhl appeared to suffer a serious knee injury while playing overseas in Turkey. She needed a stretcher to exit the court.

Seattle Storm point guard Nika Muhl suffered a torn ACL on Thursday while playing overseas for Besiktas, the president of the team's basketball executive board, Ozkan Arseven, confirmed on social media.

The first offseason of Seattle Storm guard Nika Muhl's WNBA career is off to a rough start. Muhl suffered an apparent knee injury in her first game playing for Besiktas—a team in the Turkish Super League—on Thursday. A few hours later, Besiktas announced that she had torn her ACL and will miss the rest of the season.

Nika Mühl, who just finished her rookie season with the Seattle Storm, suffered a torn ACL while playing overseas in Turkey. Mühl sustained the injury during her first game with Turkish basketball team Besiktas during the FIBA Women's Super Cup against Fenerbahce Opet on Thursday.