NEW YORK -- Liberty star Breanna Stewart , wearing a brace on her injured left knee, started in Game 2 of New York's first-round WNBA playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night.

Stewart, who injured the knee in Game 1 on Sunday, went through a full-speed pregame warmup and was evaluated by medical staff, ESPN's Holly Rowe reported.

"They told me that structurally, everything looks OK," Stewart said during Wednesday morning shootaround at Barclays Center. "So my plan is to go."

Stewart said an MRI revealed an MCL sprain. She told Rowe she will play as much as she can depending on pain tolerance.

Stewart crumpled to the floor and grabbed her left knee during overtime of Game 1. She left the game with 2:07 remaining and did not return.

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