{"id":621972,"date":"2026-05-04T00:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/621972\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:43:11","slug":"libertys-sabrina-ionescu-set-for-mri-on-ankle-after-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/621972\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu set for MRI on ankle after exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sabrina Ionescu<\/a> was set to have an MRI on Monday after injuring her left ankle Sunday in the New York Liberty<\/a>‘s 79-67 preseason win<\/a> over the hostConnecticut Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Liberty said they are hopeful it’s nothing major. The regular season starts Friday night with New York hosting Connecticut.<\/p>\n

“[Things are] positive right now,” first-year Liberty coach Chris DeMarco said. “We’re just going to do the test tomorrow and that’s the only update I have.”<\/p>\n

It’s the same ankle that Ionescu hurt early in her rookie year, an injury that required season-ending surgery.<\/p>\n

The star guard landed awkwardly during a drive to the basket and rolled the ankle early in the third quarter. She appeared to get her feet tangled with the Sun’s Diamond Miller<\/a> as she went up for a reverse layup.<\/p>\n

Ionescu stayed down for a few seconds before getting up and waving toward New York’s bench on the other side of the court. She walked with a slight limp back to the locker room.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, it wasn’t good to see,” Liberty centerJonquel Jones<\/a>said. “Like Chris said, our fingers are crossed and we’ll just kind of handle it as we get more information.”<\/p>\n

Ionescu had six points in just under 16 minutes of play. She was 2-for-8 from the field.<\/p>\n

Breanna Stewart<\/a> said she talked with Ionescu after the game and that her teammate was in “good spirits.”<\/p>\n

Ionescu played in 38 games last season for New York, averaging 18.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Liberty played Sunday without Betnijah Laney-Hamilton<\/a>, Rebecca Allen<\/a> and Satou Sabally<\/a>, all of whom were working their way back into shape.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Michael Voepel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.br\/]<\/p>\n

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