The Storm found out yesterday that they'd be without LJ for awhile. She is exhausted from the Olympics and her foot has been acting up again. On top of it all, her mom called to say that her grandmother is dying. Lauren decided to fly home for a few days.

"The poor girl is exhausted. She probably really hasn't had a moment to sit down, relax and deal with all of this," said Tully Bevilaqua. "It's better for her to go and do this now. It's a serious situation and, just in case, she needs to be there."

In last night's game, Bird and Lennox shot well, but without Jackson in the middle, Yo and the Monarchs tore the game up inside -- 38 points in the paint to 18 -- and got the win.