Decision made on Steph Curry-Sabrina Ionescu 3-point contest
Sabrina Ionescu will return to the NBA All-Star Bay Area this weekend, but don't expect the Liberty Star to take part in the on-court festival. After making history at last year's All-Star Game in Indianapolis, Ionesque and Warriors star Stephen Curry have not revived their second year's three-point contest, an NBA spokesman confirms Thursday I […]
Unrivaled player rankings: Napheesa Collier, Sabrina Ionescu, and 3 other early standouts
The first unmatched player rankings have come, as unmatched things are officially undergoing ongoing. Every Tuesday, during the unmatched season, SB NATION ranks the top five league performers with the MVP ladder. Others, NAPHEESA COLLIER and BREANNA STEWART, a new professional girl 3 to 3, will be held upside down on January 17 and will […]
Sabrina Ionescu will test her injured thumb in Unrivaled unveiling
MIAMI — Sabrina Ionescu returned to basketball activities this week after undergoing offseason thumb surgery. The Liberty star said Thursday that his recovery has been going “very well” since Dec. 6 surgery to repair ligaments in his right thumb that he injured during the WNBA Finals. “Actually, the first time I went to a show […]
Unrivaled is a chance for former teammates like Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally to reunite
Last week, Sabrina Ionescu's addition to Unrivaled became a hot topic throughout the WNBA. The New York Liberty guard, one of the league's most high-profile stars, is coming off a career season punctuated by one of the biggest shots in WNBA history. For some fans, the best part about Ionescu joining Unrivaled will be reuniting […]
Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu underwent thumb procedure
Liberty Guard Sabrina Ionescu underwent surgery last week and is recovering well. Ionescu underwent surgery on Friday to stabilize the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb, a team source confirmed to the newspaper. Ionescu's surgery, first reported by ESPN, was performed by Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Steven S. Singh and was deemed a success. […]
How the legend of Sabrina Ionescu was made on a Tuesday night in Minneapolis
minneapolis — Sabrina Ionescu barely remembers even taking The Shot. As the Liberty-Lynx finals game was tied at 77 and the clock was ticking down, the New York Liberty guard outplayed Kayla McBride and hit a near-logo 3-pointer to sink an unlikely winner. Ionescu smiled for a moment, but then his expression hardened as he […]
Kevin Durant shouts out Sabrina Ionescu after wild game-winner
Games respect games. Baseball friends were quick to take to social media to praise Sabrina Ionescu for her game-winning 3-pointer from the logo on Wednesday night, bringing the Liberty team one win away from its first WNBA title. Everyone from Kevin Durant to Tamika Catchings praised Ionescu's clutch shot in Game 3 against the Lynx. […]
Caitlin Clark named to All-WNBA First Team, Sabrina Ionescu snubbed
MINNEAPOLIS — Despite a season and playoffs in which Sabrina Ionescu has grown and become more dynamic, the Liberty star guard has yet to crack the All-WNBA First Team. On Wednesday afternoon, before the Liberty faced the Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, the league announced the 2024 All-WNBA First Team and Second […]
WNBA Finals Player Grades: how Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu fared in Lynx vs. Liberty
Just days after suffering a crushing loss to the Lynx in Game 1, it was Liberty who pulled away in the end to tie the game. WNBA The final match was won 80-66. Bethonia Rainey Hamilton was the hero in this game, scoring a season-high 20 points as Liberty won Game 2, sending the series […]
Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu believes mindset change will help her in WNBA Finals
Throughout this season, Sabrina Ionescu has detailed the changes she made to her game after the poor offensive performance in the Liberty's loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals a year ago. But perhaps the biggest flaw the All-Star guard needed to eradicate after that botched performance had to do with her […]