Liberty bring Ionescu and Sabally back to Oregon to face Japanese league team in preseason game

FILE - New York Liberty forward Nyara Sabally (8) reacts with guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) and guard Courtney Vandersloot (22) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Seattle.

FILE - New York Liberty forward Nyara Sabally (8) reacts with guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) and guard Courtney Vandersloot (22) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, file)


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NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu and Nyara Sabally will get another chance to play on their college basketball homecourt when the New York Liberty face a Japanese league team in Oregon on May 12 in a preseason game. Ionescu will also lead team activities and community events throughout the weekend of the game. The Liberty are the latest WNBA franchise to play a preseason game on the college homecourt of one of its star players. Indiana is playing at Iowa for Caitlin Clark and Chicago is going to LSU for Angel Reese.

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