Sabrina Ionescu amusingly described what high-fiving Spike Lee was like during the New York Liberty's win over the Dream.
In a New York minute, Sabrina Ionescu and the Liberty won their first round series in two games over the Atlanta Dream to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.
And in the spirit of New York playoff basketball, movie director and New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee, who wasto cheer on the Liberty, high-fived Ionescu during the third quarter. The Liberty star, who scored a game-high 36 points and knocked down five three-pointers to lead her club to victory, amusingly
"Spike Lee gave me a high five as I was going to take the ball out of bounds," Ionescu said with a laugh. "And I felt like New York was just like injected into my veins."The Liberty indeed went on to win, 92-81, thanks to Ionescu's franchise playoff record-tying—and career-high—36 points. She also became the first player in WNBA history with at least 35 points, five assists and five-plus three-pointers made in a postseason game.
Sabrina Ionescu becomes the first person in league history to ever put up such a massive stat line in a playoff game!The Liberty will take on the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces in the semifinals , with Game 1 at the Barclays Center on Sunday.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage.
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