{"id":630476,"date":"2025-09-17T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=630476"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:16:10","slug":"new-york-liberty-vs-phoenix-mercury-2025-wnba-playoffs-game-2-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineups-september-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/new-york-liberty-vs-phoenix-mercury-2025-wnba-playoffs-game-2-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineups-september-17\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 WNBA Playoffs Game 2 Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineups New York Liberty vs Phoenix Mercury- Latest Update on Breanna Stewart&#8217;s Knee Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Liberty will welcome the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of their best-of-three 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>WNBA<\/a> Playoffs series on Wednesday, September 17. The reigning champions head into the series on the back of a 76-69 win over the Mercury. While they would aim to sweep the series, the Mercury would try their best to force a decider and take the action back home for the final game.&nbsp;<\/p><p>In the first game of the series, Natasha Cloud dropped a game-leading performance with 23 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Breanna Stewart added 18 points, six rebounds, and four assists, while Sabrina Ionescu chipped in 16 points, six rebounds, and seven assists to Liberty&rsquo;s success. On the other hand, Kahleah Copper dropped 15 points, two rebounds, and one assist for the Mercury. Alyssa Thomas poured in 14 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists while DeWanna Bonner came up with 12 points and five rebounds.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Overall, they made 25 of 77 (33%) from the field and shot 23% (6 of 26) from three-point range. New York, on the other hand, made 30 of 72 (41.6%)&nbsp; from the field, and 10 of 33 (30%) from the three-point range.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sab with the dime to Leo for the tuff finish &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gIKN1eCGnB\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/gIKN1eCGnB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; New York Liberty (@nyliberty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyliberty\/status\/1967366630083850707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>While the reigning champions managed to take their upper-seeded rivals down, their success came at the cost of Stewart&rsquo;s injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/breanna-stewart-injury-update-what-happened-to-breanna-stewart-will-she-be-back-for-the-wnba-playoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>New York&rsquo;s regular season scoring leader suffered a knee injury<\/a> after falling to the ground while making a layup with 3:01 to play in overtime. While Stewart stayed in the game and tried to play through the injury, she ended up missing the free throw. Stewart ended up leaving the game about a minute later and didn&rsquo;t return.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The injury raised concerns among fans and the New York team who were hoping to repeat their championship run in WNBA 2025. Sandy Brondello&rsquo;s team shared an update about her injury, and listed her on the injury report ahead of Game 2. So, what does the injury report say about Stewart&rsquo;s status? Let&rsquo;s find out.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 WNBA Playoffs Game 2 Injury Report New York Liberty vs Phoenix Mercury<\/h2><p>When: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 8 pm ET<br>Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York<br>TV: ESPN | Live Stream: WNBA League Pass&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New York Liberty Injury<\/h3><p>Breanna Stewart- QUESTIONABLE (Left Knee)&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STATUS REPORT FOR GAME 2 OF THE WNBA PLAYOFFS <br><br>Breanna Stewart is confirmed QUESTIONABLE (L.Knee) <br><br>It was a good sign to see Stewie at practice, but it doesn&rsquo;t mean she&rsquo;ll feel good enough to go. Praying for the best <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xjutTUHacx\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/xjutTUHacx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SSN- New York Liberty (@SSN_Liberty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SSN_Liberty\/status\/1968058926810997072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The defending champions have listed Stewart as questionable ahead of Game 2 against the Mercury. According to head coach Sandy Brondello, Stewart didn&rsquo;t practice on Tuesday, after undergoing an MRI on Monday. However, per Brondello, the MRI report was &ldquo;relatively clean.&rdquo; The team will make a decision based on how he felt after the shootaround on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phoenix Mercury Injury<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>None<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The Mercury have a clean injury report for Game 2 of their best-of-three playoffs series.&nbsp;<\/p><p>New York Liberty vs Phoenix Mercury Predicted Starting Lineups&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&rsquo;s how the expected lineups look like for both the teams.&nbsp;<\/h2><p><strong>Liberty<\/strong>&ndash; Breanna Stewart*, Leonie Fiebich, Jonquel Jones, Natasha Cloud, Sabrina Ionescu<\/p><p><strong>Mercury<\/strong>&ndash; Alyssa Thomas, Satou Sabally, Natasha Mack, Monique Akoa Makani, Kahleah Copper<\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hosts are seeking series sweep on Wednesday at home! 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