Seven-time All-Star forward Breanna Stewart exited in the first quarter of the New York Liberty's 101-99 home loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night because of a lower leg injury. The Liberty announced that Stewart, 30, would not return. Stewart finished with three points, which came on a 3-pointer, as well as one defensive rebound. Kennedy Burke replaced her with 6:33 left in the opening quarter and totaled two points in six minutes. New York coach Sandy Brondello did not have an update in her postgame comments, no did she give specifics on the nature of the injury. "Hopefully, she'll be OK," Brondello said. Stewart entered the day leading the Liberty in scoring (19.0 points per game), steals (1.5) and blocks (1.4) through 23 games (all starts). She ranked fifth in the league in both points and blocks per game. Stewart was selected the WNBA MVP in 2018 and 2023 as well as the 2016 Rookie of the Year and the Finals MVP in 2018 and 2020. She has been on league championship teams with the Seattle Storm (2018, 2020) and Liberty (2024). --Field Level Media
