What Happened to Sabrina Ionescu? Basketball Injury Update – Knowligent
What Happened to Sabrina Ionescu? Basketball Injury Update

What Happened to Sabrina Ionescu? Basketball Injury Update

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Sabrina Ionescu is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for New York Liberty in the WNBA. The New York Liberty WNBA team selected her in the 2020 WNBA Draft with the first overall pick. However, recently, just before the Wings vs Liberty game, the team announced that she would not play due to a neck injury. Let’s take a closer look at what exactly happened to Sabrina Ionescu and when she will play again.

Sabrina Ionescu is run over and kneed in the head by 6'7 McCowan, who disagrees with the foul

Sabrina Ionescu has a minor injury to her neck.

Just half an hour before tip-off of the Wings vs. Liberty game, Ionescu's status was updated to 'out'. This was due to a neck injury, which seems to be a minor issue at this point. The injury reportedly bothered her during the previous game of the New York Liberty. However, they came out on top in a 79-67 victory over the Las Vegas Aces. The cause of the injury is still unknown.

Before joining the New York Liberty team in the WNBA, Sabrina played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. She was an incredible performer at her level and is considered one of the best college players of all time. Ionescu has also made the Women's All-Star basketball team twice since joining the WNBA.