Breanna Stewart, the world’s top female basketball player and one of the most dominant athletes of 2018, is expected to miss the entire 2019 WNBA season after rupturing an Achilles playing in Europe on Sunday, according to the Seattle Storm.
“The situation is still a shock to me,” was posted on Stewart’s social media. “I’m feeling every emotion possible at this point but just know that the bounce back will be real and I’ll be back better than ever.”
Stewart, 24, skyrocketed in this Olympic cycle.
The Storm’s franchise player went from playing the second-fewest minutes on the 2016 Olympic team as its youngest player to leading the U.