The New York Liberty may have the Oregon Ducks football team to thank after Sunday's WNBA Finals win.
Liberty superstar Sabrina Ionescu was elite in the game, tallying 15 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds while being a team-leading +20 for the Liberty when she was on the court.— could be seen wearing green sneakers with yellow and white accents during Sunday's game, which pay homage to Ionecu's alma mater, the University of Oregon.
When asked about her shoe choice postgame, Ionescu explained that her inspiration for wearing them was an all-time great win from the Oregon Ducks' football team on Saturday.@Balldontlie X account"I mean after they won the way that they did, today I was like 'Yeah, I'm gonna wear my Oregon shoes', because I just kind of wanted to embody that tough, gritty win that they pulled off.
Oregon's No. 3 ranked football team defeated the No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in a captivating 32-31 game in Oregon on Saturday., it was the first time the University of Oregon had ever won a game against a top-two-ranked opponent. "And a lot of things didn't go right for , and they just continued to kinda fight and stay together and kind of grind out a really big win," Ionescu continued. "And I was like, alright, I kind of want to bring that energy with me today on the court and do the same thing.
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