NEW YORK — Liberty star Breanna Stewart is feeling higher after struggling a bone bruise in her proper knee late final month and hopes to be again by the top of August.
Stewart suffered the injury on July 26, saying she “felt one thing” in her knee and “irritated it” when she stepped in a recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Sparks.
“I really feel nice. I simply completed figuring out on the court docket within the again,” stated Stewart, who suffered the damage on July 26. “And it is actually simply sort of giving my leg, the bone just a little little bit of time whereas now we have it. However hoping to be again ahead of later and actually simply desirous to be again with my staff.”
The 2-time WNBA MVP has been rehabbing the damage, and Liberty coach Sandy Brondello stated she thought her star ahead might be again by the top of August.
Stewart stated she needed to be again earlier than her birthday on Aug. 27.
A seven-time All-Star, Stewart is averaging 18.3 factors, 6.5 rebounds and three.9 assists. She’s going to miss 4 video games in opposition to the Minnesota Lynx as the 2 groups — in a WNBA Finals rematch — play 4 occasions in a three-week span.
“I hate this, however I will be on the bench,” she stated.