Kennedy Burke available for depleted Liberty in ‘emergency’ role

LOS ANGELES — Kennedy Burke is back — kind of.

Burke, who’s missed the past 2 ½ weeks with a calf strain, is expected to dress for Tuesday’s game against the Sparks, though she likely won’t play, a team source told The Post.

Burke was initially listed as “out” on the Liberty’s injury report Monday night. But with three other players also sidelined, meaning the Liberty would have only eight active players Tuesday, the team decided to make Burke available “in the case of an emergency,” the source said.

Isabelle Harrison, Breanna Stewart and Nyara Sabally didn’t make the trip to Los Angeles with the team.

Harrison, who didn’t play in the second half of Saturday’s loss, is currently in concussion protocol, and Sabally continues to deal with a right knee issue.

Meanwhile, Stewart is still recovering from a bone bruise in her right knee, though she hopes to return before her Aug. 27 birthday.

The plan is for Burke to sit out Tuesday’s game, with the team eying her official return on the second leg of the Liberty’s back-to-back in Las Vegas Wednesday.

Burke hasn’t played five-on-five basketball since she left the Liberty’s July 26 game with cramping and is still ramping up her conditioning.

She was the last Liberty player on the Crypto.com Arena court after morning shootaround.

Burke had imaging done on her right calf July 28 that showed she suffered a low-grade strain. She was estimated to miss two-to-four weeks with the injury.

Burke, who’s missed the last seven games, has been progressing well in recent days and with the Liberty’s roster situation dire, she’s been cleared to step up. 

Burke was having a career season before her injury, averaging 8.4 points while shooting 49.6% from the field and 47.5% from deep in 27 games.