The New York Liberty is having a roller coaster ride at the moment. Facing off against the Minnesota Lynx, the Liberty registered the first win of the season. Unfortunately, the celebrations that started after their recent victory were pretty much short-lived. That is because, facing off against the Chicago Sky, the Liberty had a shock loss. And without veiling much, Sabrina Ionescu admitted where exactly things went wrong.
Angel Reese was listed as ‘probable’ against the Liberty. However, not only did she play, but Reese also dropped some important points. Coming back from her injury, the 23-year-old played for 29 minutes and scored 21 points. And while this helped her team get a victory, it also exposed a glaring gap in the Liberty’s defence.
Sabrina Ionescu Accuses Her Team Of Giving Chicago Sky Hope
The Chicago Sky triumphed over the Liberty 91-85. Most of the fans were surprised at the results. But according to Ionescu, all the Sky needed was a little hope. And the Liberty’s defence provided that in plenty. Speaking to Lucas Kaplan of NetsDaily, the 27-year-old stated that her team gave Reese and co. way too much freedom in the first half.
“When you give a team hope, that’s all they need. And I’d say in the first half we made things way too easy for them, and that gave them hope going into halftime, knowing that they could hang with us. And I mean, Chicago is a good team. They just haven’t put it together,” said Ionescu.
Sab: "When you give a team hope, that's all they need. And I'd say in the first half we made things way too easy for them, and that gave them hope going into halftime, knowing that they could hang with us. And I mean, Chicago is a good team. They just haven't put it together."
— Lucas Kaplan (@LucasKaplan_) August 22, 2025
Surely, the statement made it evident that Ionescu was not at all happy with the results. Coming to her own performance, it was just decent. The Liberty star dropped 16 points with a 6-for-15 shooting from the field. And that is quite uncharacteristic of the 27-year-old. After all, Ionescu recently rocketed into MVP talk after her 36-point game against the Sun.
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Ionescu has been in some sublime form this season. And playing against the Connecticut Sun, she showed why exactly she is held in such high regard. Facing the Sun, Liberty registered a thumping 87-78 victory. However, the spotlight was taken by none other than the 27-year-old. While she dropped 36 points on the night, she led in terms of scoring. But that was not all.
The Liberty star also contributed with four assists. And with it, the WNBA star made history. She became the fastest WNBA athlete to reach the milestone of 1000 career assists. The update was provided on X, formerly known as Twitter, by ‘Polymarket Hoops.’ It also stated that the data was calculated after 2003. Ionescu’s performance in the game also marked the second time that the 27-year-old dropped 30 points and 10 rebounds in one single game. Thus, with things looking quite bright, it now remains to be seen how things pan out next.