Liberty star Breanna Stewart exits early with lower leg injury

Field Level Media|published: Sat 26th July, 21:11 2025

Jul 26, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Los Angeles Sparks forward Azura Stevens (23) drives past New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images

Seven-time All-Star forward Breanna Stewart exited the New York Liberty's home game early in the first quarter against 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.

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

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