With the Liberty kicking off their postseason on Friday, star guard Sabrina Ionescu delivered a strong statement dismissing those who believe the high-powered title contender isn’t the best basketball team in New York City.
Ahead of the No. 2 seed Liberty’s first-round opener against the seven-seeded Mystics, Ionescu fielded a question asking what she’d say to people who aren’t on the Liberty’s bandwagon and have, instead, chosen to label New York’s pro sports teams as “depressing,” based on recent headlines.
The doom and gloom surrounding other N.Y. franchises, such as the Jets and Yankees, has received much publicity around the city, but in Ionescu’s eyes, the Liberty not only deserve more attention but they’ve been wrongfully overlooked and underrated compared to their NBA counterparts, the Knicks and Nets.
