MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu smirked, smiled, dropped her face into her hand and brushed her hand over her signature ponytail. The timeline was still lighting up with reactions to one of the most clutch shots in WNBA Finals history and of a heavyweight series already packed to the brim with them.
“I mean, that was just a great All-WNBA second-team performance,” Ionescu said coyly, avoiding any further discussion of potential motivation from the award snub.
New York’s three All-WNBA selections — two more than any other team — lifted the Liberty to an 80-77 comeback victory in Game 3 at Target Center on Wednesday.