NEW YORK — Liberty star Breanna Stewart left the group’s 101-99 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday evening after 3 minutes with a decrease leg harm.
Stewart had three factors and a rebound earlier than she left. Stewart appeared to injure the leg whereas operating up the courtroom. She went to the locker room and by no means returned to the bench.
“No replace, hopefully she’ll be OK,” Liberty coach Sandy Brondello mentioned after the loss that snapped a five-game profitable streak.
New York was enjoying the second half of a back-to-back. Stewart had a quiet scoring sport in Friday’s win over Phoenix with simply six factors. She did have eight rebounds, 5 assists, two blocks and two steals.
Stewart got here into the sport averaging 19 factors, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists on the season to assist New York (17-7) to the second-best file within the WNBA.
The 2-time MVP hadn’t missed a sport this season. After enjoying a lot of July at residence, New York can be on the highway for 5 of its subsequent six video games.
New York additionally had two different accidents as Kennedy Burke had cramps and Leonie Fiebich has been coping with a hand harm she suffered towards Phoenix.
“She’s robust and resilient, she pushed by means of it,” Brondello mentioned of Fiebich.
