NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 19, 2016 – The New York Liberty has removed guard Epiphanny Prince from temporary suspension and waived rookie forward Adut Bulgak, it was announced today.
Prince will begin practicing with the Liberty after missing the first 26 games of the 2016 season due to a knee injury, suffered in November 2015, while competing for her international club Dynamo Kursk in the Russian Premier League.
Prince is a two-time WNBA All-Star and was named Second-Team All-WNBA in 2015, her first season with the Liberty, when she averaged 14.2 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.
Bulgak was selected 12th overall in the 2016 WNBA Draft by the Liberty, and had appeared in six games this season, averaging 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
The Liberty returns to action following its break for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, at San Antonio on Friday, Aug. 26. New York’s next game at Madison Square Garden will be against the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m.