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Sabrina Ionescu penned an open letter for the Players' Tribune last April and captioned it "Unfinished Business" on Twitter, announcing her decision to return to the Oregon Ducks for her senior season with the intention of winning a national title.
She couldn't have imagined the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments would be canceled due to the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The 22-year-old star guard addressed the abrupt end to her collegiate career in an Instagram post on Monday, calling this "the toughest year of her life":
Ionescu was one of several speakers at the Staples Center memorial for Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who had been her mentor, and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, on Feb.