Sabrina Ionescu will not play in the second season of Unrivaled because of an injury sustained during the WNBA season. Unrivaled began its second season on Monday…<\/p>\n
MEDLEY, Fla.(AP) \u2014 Sabrina Ionescu will not play in the second season of Unrivaled because of an injury sustained during the WNBA season.<\/p>\n
The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league, which began its second season on Monday<\/a>, announced the news Thursday, saying that Ionescu will still be involved with off-court initiatives and partnership opportunities. <\/p>\n The four-time WNBA All-Star with the New York Liberty played for Phantom BC during Unrivaled’s first season and averaged 18.2 points and seven rebounds. <\/p>\n \u201cWhile I\u2019m disappointed I couldn\u2019t play this season, I\u2019ll be rooting for the Phantom,\u201d Ionescu said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working with Unrivaled through content and broadcast opportunities and continuing to support the league\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n Ionescu joined Napheesa Collier as stars who have been ruled out for Unrivaled’s second season. Collier, an Unrivaled co-founder and the league’s 2025 MVP, was set to have surgery<\/a> on both of her ankles and will be sidelined four-to-six months.<\/p>\n