Liberty’s Ionescu to avoid serious ankle injury, out at least 2 weeks

New York — Sabrina Ionescu A significant injury was avoided after rolling his left ankle New York LibertyIts preseason win Connecticut Sun at the weekend

The team said Monday he would be reevaluated in two weeks, ruling him out for the team’s regular-season debut against Connecticut on Friday. Ionescu had an MRI that revealed no major injury to the ankle, the same one he suffered in his rookie season that sidelined him for the rest of the year after just three games into 2020.

The star guard landed awkwardly on a drive to the basket Sunday and turned his ankle early in the third quarter at Connecticut. He appeared to get his feet tangled with the sun Diamond Miller As he went for a reverse layup.

Ionescu stayed down for a few seconds before getting up and motioning to the New York bench on the other side of the court. He walked with a slight limp back to the locker room. He was seen in walking boots after the game.

“Definitely didn’t look good,” the Liberty forward Jonkel Jones said “I was able to check in with us (physical therapists) and stuff during the game to make sure he was OK.”

Ionescu had six points in just under 16 minutes of play. He was 2 for 8 from the field.

Brenna Stewart Said he spoke to Ionescu after the game and said his teammate was “in good spirits.”

Ionescu played in 38 games for New York last season, averaging 18.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds.