New York Liberty fans hoping for something definitive on Breanna Stewart's injury status after their Game 1 win over the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Playoffs on Sunday will be disappointed.
Stewart is undergoing an MRI and “additional testing” on the left knee that she hurt against Phoenix in overtime, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne first reported. Her status for Game 2 is still uncertain.
The former MVP sustained the injury on a layup attempt in front of the Mercury's Satou Sabally and DeWanna Bonner. Though she made the shot, she came down in visible pain, grabbing at her left knee. Stewart stayed in the game and missed the and-1 free throw before asking coach Sandy Brondello to remove her from the contest.
She did not return and the Liberty held on to win , 76-69.
Brondello did no