Losses Frustrate Sabrina
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
By Shara Talia Taylor
The New York Liberty returned to Barclays Center with a 9-13 record in the Eastern Conference following the 2022 WNBA All-Star weekend in Chicago.
The break could have been exactly what the team needed. Tuesday looked promising for New York as they faced off against the Las Vegas Aces with Sabrina Ionescu who has made recent impressive strides on the court.
Ionescu led the Liberty with 31 points when they defeated the Aces 116-107 July 6. The Liberty fell to the Phoenix Mercury 84-81 on July 7, but Ionescu led the team with 22 points. She recorded the 3rd triple-double of her career in this game, tying the WNBA record for most by a single player, as tweeted by the team.
Ionescu also just won the WNBA Skills Challenge during the All-Star weekend on Saturday. She was paired with, Zoe Brooks, a high school player from the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). The New York Liberty tweeted Ionescu’s response following the event:
“Zoe and I went into the skills competition confident I am looking to have fun. We’re happy about winning the Championship against some really great competition And I’m equally excited for tomorrow’s game.” Ionescu led her team with 19 points in the All-Star Game.
The Liberty have not won a game since coming back from the All-Star break. It began with back-to-back losses to the Las Vegas Aces. The first game took place at Barclay Center losing 107-101. They then traveled to Las Vegas where they were blown out 108-74. Moving on to face the Connecticut Sun, the losing streak reached 4 after the 82-63 drubbing as their record fell to 9-16. New York is in last place in their division and are showing no signs of turning their season around.
Sports Editor Andrew Rosario contributed to this article.
