The New York Liberty were cruising through the season with an impressive five-game winning streak when a tragedy pushed one of their best players, Breanna Stewart to the sidelines. After a driving layup resulted in an untoward on-court clash within minutes of the opening quarter, Stewart held on until she couldn’t. While the athlete made an exit within just 3 minutes, so did the Liberty’s hopes of clinching a win against the Sparks.

While medical reports confirmed the players’ leg injury as a tantalizing bone bruise, it brought a surge of sadness in the locker room. After a crushing 101-99 loss sent the Liberty to the end of the losing spectrum, it took the team 3 more games to climb back to the winning end. “ She has a right knee bone bruise, and there’s no ligament damage… obviously we

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