New York Liberty head coach Walt
Hopkins said Thursday star guard Sabrina Ionescu is still "finding
her way" after missing most of last season with an ankle.
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Betnijah Laney is off to a torrid start to the 2021 WNBA season, ranking third in the league in scoring (22.3 points per game) and having dropped at least 20 points in each of the New York Liberty’s first eight games. Laney recently earned Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career, and she shows no sign of slowing down for the 5-3 Liberty, who signed her to a three-year, maximum-salary contract this past offseason.
“Benijah’s a bucket,” raved rookie teammate Michaela Onyenwere. “Her pull-up is always on, and even if it’s not, she finds other ways to get to the basket and facilitate.”
For years we asked: Can women’s leagues support parents? Given the direction things are headed thank you, WNBA now the new question is: Can they afford not to?
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