Breanna Stewart recovering from bone bruise in knee targets return by end of the month
NEW YORK, AUG 10 – Stewart, averaging 18.3 points, aims to return from knee bone bruise by August end, missing four games in a WNBA Finals rematch, Liberty coach said.
- On July 26, 2025, Breanna Stewart, a two-time WNBA MVP, suffered a knee bone bruise and targets return by the end of August.
- After postgame imaging, Stewart was diagnosed with a bone bruise in her right knee, having left after three minutes of action on July 26.
- Rehab updates show Stewart is cleared for workouts but cannot yet play five-on-five basketball, and Brondello expects her to return by the end of this month.
- Over the next three weeks, she will miss four games against the Minnesota Lynx in a WNBA Finals rematch, and the Liberty lost their first four outings without her.
- Ahead of her 31st birthday on Aug. 27, 2025, Stewart vows to be back before her birthday, targeting her return by late this month.
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Liberty’s Breanna Stewart recovering from bone bruise in knee, targets return by end of the month
By DOUG FEINBERG NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart is feeling better after suffering a bone bruise in her right knee late last month and hopes to be back by the end of this month. The two-time WNBA MVP hurt her knee in the Liberty’s 101-99 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on July 26 and talked before New York’s loss to Minnesota on Sunday. Her team faces a Sparks team that has momentum in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. “I feel great. I just finished worki…


Breanna Stewart injury update: How long before CNY native returns to WNBA?
New York — Breanna Stewart is feeling better after suffering a bone bruise in her right knee late last month and hopes to be back by the end of the month.
Liberty’s Breanna Stewart targets return before end of month
New York Liberty star forward Breanna Stewart is bidding to return to the court before her 31st birthday. That’s Aug. 27, if you’re counting the days or planning to send a card. The two-time WNBA MVP sustained a bone bruise in her right knee during New York’s 101-99 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on July 26. “I feel great. I just finished working out on the court in the back,” Stewart said. “And it’s really just kind of giving my leg, the bone, …


Liberty's Breanna Stewart targets return before end of month
New York Liberty star forward Breanna Stewart is bidding to return to the court before her 31st birthday.
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