New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu detailed a FaceTime call she had with Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry after winning the WNBA Finals.
on Monday that, outside of family members, she only responded to one person who reached out in the immediate aftermath of"I was able to FaceTime him for like five seconds. I could barely hear him, it was loud," Ionescu said."But we just kind of started screaming and celebrating together."That one means a lot to me just because of his mentorship and knowing he's been here, and he's been rooting for me this entire season.
While Ionescu had a couple of rough shooting games to close out the Finals, she played a pivotal role in New York, averaged 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists across 11 postseason games as the top-seeded Liberty swept the Atlanta Dream, eliminated the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces and outlasted the second-seeded Minnesota Lynx in a thrilling Finals.
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