Defending league champion New York Liberty's playoff-opening victory in Phoenix on Sunday night was tempered by an apparent knee injury to All-Star forward Breanna Stewart in overtime.

The Liberty said afterward that Stewart will be evaluated by medical staff for the injury, which occurred with 3:01 left in overtime in New York's 76-69 win over the Mercury in the best-of-three, first-round series.

Stewart drove for a layup against defense from Satou Sabally and DeWanna Bonner. Stewart made the shot but stayed down on the court after the collision and grabbed her left knee. She stayed in the game to shoot a free throw on Sabally's shooting foul and missed before exiting at the 2:07 mark.

"She asked me to sub her out there, and she looked uncomfortable, so that was the reason we took her

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