Liberty relaunch Sabrina Ionescu era against Fever
14 May 2021, 05:55 GMT+10
A second opportunity for the Sabrina Ionescu era to arrive starts Friday night when the New York Liberty open the WNBA season by hosting the Indiana Fever.
Ionescu s highly anticipated rookie season ended in her third game when she sustained a season-ending ankle injury.
Now the former Oregon star and No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft is hoping to lift the fortunes of a franchise that went 2-20 last season. The 5-foot-11 guard also is focused on establishing herself as a WNBA player. Although I didn t have that many (games) under my belt last year, I think just having one helps a lot knowing what to expect coming into this season, Ionescu said during the team s virtual media day. Obviously, I haven t played against a lot of teams, so it s the first time I ll be matched up with them and they ll be matched up with me.