The Seattle Storm will have to embark on the next WNBA season without superstar, and franchise cornerstone Breanna Stewart.
According to the Seattle Times, Stewart could miss the next season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon while playing for Russian team Dynamo Kursk in the EuroLeague title game on Sunday.
This is not good for @seattlestorm and @WNBA fans. Breanna Stewart just went down with a right ankle and or knee injury in the @EuroLeagueWomen championship game. pic.twitter.com/jZSMZjNvNQ
— Sarah Moody (@SarahJMoody) April 14, 2019
Stewart, the reigning WNBA MVP capped off her impressive season with a dominant run in the WNBA playoffs and a WNBA championship.
“I don’t think it’s a career-ending type of injury,” her father, Brian Stewart said, according to Syracuse.com. “But it’s certainly going to put her in the barn for a while.”