Perth’s dreams of having their full roster available for the first time this season received a setback on Monday when guard Elijah Pepper injured his ankle during training.

The Wildcats were hoping to enter Wednesday night’s Ignite Cup game against Brisbane at RAC Arena with a full squad given Sunday Dech has been training strongly after injuring his calf during the pre-season. But Pepper’s injury late in the session now has question marks hanging over him.

While it didn’t appear serious, Pepper received immediate treatment after limping from the court and watched the rest of the session with ice on his ankle. All eyes will be on Tuesday’s session to see if he recovers in time to prove his fitness for Wednesday’s match.

Captain Jesse Wagstaff made a quick recovery from a fractured laryn

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