New York’s Breanna Stewart leaves game with lower leg injury after just 3 minutes

NEW YORK (AP) – New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart left the team’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night after 3 minutes with a lower leg injury.

The team announced she’d be out for the remainder of the game. Stewart had three points and a rebound before she left. Stewart seemed to injury the leg while running up the court.

New York was playing the second half of a back-to-back. Stewart had a quiet scoring game in Friday’s win over Phoenix with just six points. She did have eight rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals.

Stewart came into the game averaging 19 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists on the season to help New York (17-6) to the second-best record in the league.

The two-time WNBA MVP hasn’t missed a game yet this season. After playing much of July at home, New York will be on the road for five of its next six games.