Liberty wing Leonie Fiebich revealed the extent of the foot injury that sidelined her for nearly two months of the WNBA season.
Speaking on the German podcast #BasketballDeutschland, Fiebich said she suffered a stress fracture in her left foot, specifically in the metatarsals, the five long bones in the middle of the foot.
Fiebich said she dealt with pain while running, walking and playing defense during the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin in early September.
During the WNBA season, Fiebich told New York media, including The Post, that she “kind of took a bad step” during the Liberty’s July 3 win against the Minnesota Lynx.
A day after logging 36 minutes, Fiebich felt some soreness in her foot but still went to the gym to shoot, and the soreness lingered.
Fiebich underwent an MRI and other scans to evaluate the issue. She initially declined to share her official diagnosis during the season, though she said her rehab had her in the Liberty’s facility “seven days, seven hours a day” as she did everything she could to get back on the floor.
Per team policy, the Liberty do not comment on player injuries.
Fiebich returned to the Liberty lineup Aug. 22 and played in the team’s final three games leading up to the World Cup break.
She helped Germany to a fourth-place finish, the country’s highest ever in the World Cup.
Fiebich averaged 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting 43.2 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from deep for the Liberty.
Fiebich is planning to spend the WNBA offseason playing in Project B’s inaugural season, expected to begin in January. She’s one of six players under contract with the Liberty for next season.
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