NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu fervently pumped her fist Tuesday night heading out of the New York Liberty huddle moments before Barclays Center erupted at a second overturned call in the home team’s favor.
Ionescu, with her Liberty team clinging to a one-possession lead, had redirected the short inbound bounce pass enough that Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum, draped by Leonie Fiebich, couldn’t corral it. Officials initially called the ball out on New York, giving the Aces another shot at tying the game with 10.5 seconds left, but Ionescu and Fiebich immediately twirled their fingers at the Liberty bench.