Sabrina Ionescu headlines Liberty's injury report for season opener

Sabrina Ionescu headlines Liberty's injury report for season opener originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . On Friday night, the WNBA will begin its 30th season with a three-game slate.

One of the two 7:30 tip-offs will feature the New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun . The Liberty will go into Friday night off of a 79-67 preseason win against the Sun earlier in the month. Their victory would come as a result of the scoring efforts of Jonquel Jones and Anneli Maley, among others, as the two would combine for 28 of the Liberty’s 79 points.

Sabrina Ionescu 'OUT' against Sun Sabrina Ionescu took an awkward landing on a drive attempt and immediately went to the locker room. Looked to do so on her own strength, albeit a bit gingerly #WNBA pic. twitter.

com/PxECNPNT5g — Geoff Magliocchetti (@GeoffJMags) May 3, 2026 But the bigger talking point leaving the match wouldn’t be New York pulling out the win, but rather the health of their star guard, Sabrina Ionescu, who was limited to only 16 minutes of game time after suffering an ankle injury during the match. While an MRI taken after Ionescu walked off the court revealed that there was no significant damage, the former Oregon Duck would miss a minimum of two weeks, according to The Athletic's Annie Costabile . Given this timetable, it's no surprise to see that Ionescu has been listed as out for Friday night’s affair, as reported by the New York Post ’s Madeline Kenney.