Stewart tore her achilles in the EuroLeague championship game on Sunday. This is awful.
In the second quarter of the EuroLeague championship game on Sunday between Dynamo Kursk and UMMC Ekaterinburg, star Breanna Stewart landed awkwardly on Brittney Griner’s foot and tore her achilles, the Russian team announced. The WNBA’s reigning MVP and leading scorer for the defending champion Seattle Storm is expected to miss the entire 2019 season in the W.
This is a brutal blow for Seattle, the league and Stewie herself. To most, Stewart, at just 24 years old, is the best player in the world.
breanna stewart landed on brittney griners foot during the euroleague title game and looked in serious pain
— dynamo kursk fan account (@WEREONLIVE) April 14, 2019
not clear if it was ankle or knee but she was helped off the floor and put no weight on it pic.twitter.com/AO8ecTLtgJ
On the play, Stewart’s ankle turned on accidental contact from Griner. The 6’8 big was closing on a Stewart jumper and didn’t give her room to land. Stewart had to be carried to the locker room after she laid on the ground in immense pain.
BG looked concerned about her @usabasketball teammate as Stewart is carried off the court after an awkward landing on Griner's foot . #EuroLeagueWomen@wnba pic.twitter.com/j5s5vSWW92
— EuroLeague Women (@EuroLeagueWomen) April 14, 2019
Stewart scored 12 points in the 19 minutes she played, but Dynamo Kursk went on to get blown out in the title game, 91-67.
For WNBA fans, this offseason has been a nightmare. Maya Moore, the four-time champion Lynx forward who leads the league annually in All-Star votes, announced she’d be taking the season off. Skylar Diggins-Smith, another All-Star point guard for the Wings is expected to miss the season as she’s pregnant with her first child. Liz Cambage, last year’s MVP-runner up, has demanded a trade from the Wings and may not return until she’s dealt. And the league is still without a president as Lisa Borders stepped down from her role in October.
The news of Stewart’s injury stings that much more.
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