Stewart, averaging 19 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this year, hasn’t missed a game this season, but she underwent surgery on her right knee in March after the Unrivaled campaign ended.

Stewart initially signalled for a substitute after seeming to injure herself while running down the court and sat out the rest of the game.

Stewart is playing in her ninth WNBA season and already has a host of accolades that should easily land her in the Basketball Hall of Fame someday, including three WNBA championships, seven WNBA All-...