Overview

• Stewart suffered a right knee bone bruise on July 26 during New York’s loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.
• She has completed individual on-court workouts and reports feeling great in her return to practice sessions.
• Stewart has declared returning before her 31st birthday on August 27 as a non-negotiable goal for her comeback.
• Coach Sandy Brondello remains cautious, maintaining a late-August target but withholding an official clearance date from the training staff.
• The Liberty are managing without their seven-time All-Star, who averages 18.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists, during a four-game Minnesota rematch stretch ahead of the playoffs.