Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu reacts to interaction with Spike Lee as New York secures spot in semifinals
The New York Liberty eliminated the Atlanta Dream from the WNBA playoffs in a short period of time. Known New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee was there to watch New York's WNBA team reach the semifinals on Tuesday night. At one point in the third quarter, Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu high-fived the famous film director, […]
Sabrina Ionescu, Kelsey Plum overcame parallel struggles to lead Liberty, Aces to Game 2 wins
Sabrina Ionescu herself was not great offensively, shooting just 33 percent from the field in the second half of the regular season with the New York Liberties, and that number dropped even further in the final three games of the year, plummeting to 18 percent. The New York Liberty were the overwhelming favorites going into […]
Sabrina Ionescu powers Liberty past Dream into WNBA semifinals
Sabrina Ionescu's reaction — fists clenched as she walked down the court — said it all, as did the MVP chants that accompanied her final free throw of the day a few minutes later. Leonie Fiebic had just converted an and-one under the basket midway through the fourth quarter, but an assist from Ionescu — […]
WNBA Recap: Saturday’s top 7 performers ranked, including Sabrina Ionescu, Kamilla Cardoso and more
Saturday WNBA The triple-header produced many outstanding performances and we Top 5 performer format SB Nation instead ranked their top seven, and that list includes several All-Stars, like Sabrina Ionescu, A’ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier, as well as up-and-comers like Camila Cardozo. First, the results from Saturday’s matches. The Lynx defeated the Mystics 99-83 to […]
Where do Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu rank among Thursday’s top WNBA performers?
After a month of Olympic break, WNBA Play finally resumed on Thursday night, and ironically, the players who had been playing for USA Basketball in Paris in recent weeks led the team to victory — without rest or problems. In the triple-header, the Liberty beat the Sparks by 35 points, the Mercury beat the Sky […]
Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu lead Liberty’s rout of Sparks
Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu had precious little time to bask in the joy of winning gold medals. It evokes the Liberty’s ambitions to win a WNBA title. On Sunday, the star duo traveled to Paris and helped the U.S. team secure a dynastic eighth consecutive Olympic title with a tense second-half comeback to beat […]
Sabrina Ionescu and her sneakers both broke records this year: US Olympic Basketball Files
SB Nation is taking a look at each of the 12 members of the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team this week, and here’s what you need to know about Sabrina Ionescu, one of the WNBA’s top three-point shooters and creator of one of the game’s most popular sneakers. Fast Facts team: New York Liberty (21-4) […]
Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu won’t compete in 3-point WNBA contest
There are two notable exceptions to this year’s WNBA 3-Point Contest. Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark and Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, who won last year’s 3-Point Contest, will not participate in this year’s contest, the league announced Wednesday night. However, Liberty’s Jonquel Jones will compete in the event along with Sophie Cunningham (Phoenix Mercury), […]
Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones propel Liberty to key win over Lynx
Two hours before the game, Sandy Brondello didn’t even know if Sabrina Ionescu would play. She’d been downgraded to “doubtful” with an illness diagnosis on the Liberty’s injury report that afternoon and hadn’t been able to speak up after the win two days earlier. Ionescu will likely be on a minutes limit against the Lynx, […]
Sabrina Ionescu floater is back in a big way for Liberty in 2024
For all facts and purposes and any quantitative measurement that depicts a successful WNBA season, Sabrina Ionescu experienced a successful season in 2023. Two years removed from the ankle injury that ruined her rookie season and affected her start to her sophomore year, she broke both the NBA and WNBA three-point contest records in the […]