Breanna Stewart de Liberty obtains a huge injury update after Phoenix fright Originally appeared on Sports news
While Breanna Stewart crushed the Tribunal of the Phx Arena on Sunday, fans of Liberty and WNBA feared the worst for the striker of the New York superstar.
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With 3:01 to play in overtime while the Liberty was fighting against the Phoenix Mercury, Stewart rose to lie in the ball and draw a fault from the Stars of the Stars of Phoenix Satou Sabally. Stewart came down hard and clumsily on his left knee; She hampered the ground and was quickly installed for a splint.
In July, Stewart underwent an bone bruise in his right knee which cost him 13 games, which is part of a trend of a season of injuries that the reigning champion Liberty had to play. But the initial prognosis on Stewart is positive, and will be a boon for New York as they try to eliminate Phoenix in match 2 of their first round series on Wednesday evening.
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Stewart was seen in Liberty training on Tuesday afternoon, but she did not participate in the session. Head coach Sandy Brondello said that the double MVP of the WNBA would be a Playing time Wednesday, when Liberty tries to reach the semi-finals for a third consecutive season.
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Brondello confirmed that Stewart, 31, had an MRI on Monday which returned “relatively clean”, and there is an optimism that she can play on Wednesday because she did not wear a splint on the knee affected after her imagery.
Stewart, a triple WNBA champion and a selection of six times fully defense, accumulated 18 points in match 1 Sunday while the fifth head of Liberty stole an advantage at home in Mercury, the fourth seeded, with a 76-69 victory in overtime in the desert.
In 31 regular season games, Stewart was one of the 10 players to have at least 18 points per game on average – although his 18.3 was equal to his lowest in career, which takes place during his recruit year with the Seattle storm in 2016.
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