New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart is targeting a return to action by the end of August, she told reporters Sunday ahead of her team's Finals rematch against the Minnesota Lynx. Stewart has been out since July 26 with a right knee bone bruise.

Stewart echoed Liberty coach Sandy Brondello’s hope that the two-time league MVP will be cleared to play by the end of this month. Stewart went as far to say that she’ll “definitely” be back before her 31st birthday on Aug. 27.

Stewart suffered a bone bruise in her right knee early into New York's 101-99 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on July 26. Once the severity of the injury was known, head coach Sandy Brondello pegged late August as a tentative timeline for when she'd be in the lineup again.