Betting on herself: How Aari McDonald returned from injury and shot the Perth Lynx into the WNBL grand final

The exciting guard has been the biggest difference-maker in the WNBL this year but she's not done yet...

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Just a few weeks ago, Aari McDonald could only watch as her Perth Lynx team looked to be falling out of finals contention. After a dynamic start, where she had lit up the league with her quicksilver drives and visionary playmaking, she sustained a knee injury in December, and the losses were piling up in her absence.

“I missed eight games and just seeing my teammates go on a skid and lose consecutively, it hurt,” she tells The Pick and Roll. “I felt helpless not being able to be out there and have an impact. But I mean, it's just adversity, and I didn't let it get to me.

“I didn't cheat myself throughout the recovery process. I trusted the process, I trusted the medical staff, and I think that's why I was able to come back better.”