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Liberty G Sabrina Ionescu (back) out vs. Mercury

By Thomson Reuters May 27, 2026 | 1:06 PM

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu has been downgraded from questionable to ​out for Wednesday’s ‌game against the visiting Phoenix Mercury due to a back injury and general soreness.

A four-time All-Star, ‌Ionescu ​missed the ⁠season’s first five ⁠games with an injured foot. She collected 11 points, seven assists and five rebounds ​in New York’s 91-76 setback to the ⁠Dallas Wings on ⁠Sunday before sitting out ​an 81-74 loss to the ​Portland Fire the following night.

Ionescu, ‌28, averaged 18.2 points, 5.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 38 ⁠games (all starts) for the Liberty in 2025.

The No. 1 overall pick ⁠in ‌the 2020 WNBA ⁠Draft has averaged 16.7 ​points, ‌5.9 assists and 5.5 ​rebounds ⁠in 182 career games (178 starts) for New York. She helped the Liberty win the WNBA championship in 2024.

–Field ​Level Media