Breanna Stewart is available to return for the New York Liberty after missing a month with a bone bruise in her right knee. Sabrina Ionescu also was listed available after missing a game with a foot injury. The Liberty went 5-8 without Stewart, slipping to fifth place at 22-15 with seven regular-season games remaining. Stewart has averaged 18.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game this season. Monday will be the first time Stewart and midseason addition Emma Meesseman play together. Natasha Cloud and Isabelle Harrison are listed as questionable. The Liberty seek to repeat as WNBA champions.
Two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart will make her return Monday for the New York Liberty after missing the last month with a bone bruise in her right knee. The Liberty listed Stewart as available for Monday's game against the Connecticut Sun. Sabrina Ionescu, who missed a game after injuring her foot against the Chicago Sky on Thursday, also received that designation.
Stewart last played July 26, when she exited early with the injury. The defending champs dropped that game and lost the next three en route to a 5-8 mark without Stewart, causing the Liberty to fall to fifth in the standings at 22-15 with seven games remaining in the regular season. Stewart, a seven-time All-Star, has averaged 18.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in her third season in Brooklyn.
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