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Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the new 3-on-3 league’s final player

2024 WNBA Finals - Game Five Sabrina Ionescu

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 20: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty celebrates after Game Five of the WNBA Finals at Barclays Center on October 20, 2024 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime to win the championship. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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Sabrina Ionescu is joining Unrivaled as the new 3-on-3 league’s final player for this season.

The Liberty star guard who helped New York win the first championship in franchise history earlier this year signed a historic agreement on December 23. She’ll join the Phantom BC that made a trade Saturday night to acquire Natasha Cloud.

Ionescu will also be playing with Brittney Griner, Marina Mabrey, Katie Lou Samuelson and Satou Sabally. Ionescu was teammates with Sabally at Oregon.

The 27-year-old Ionescu is recovering from a procedure she had earlier this month on her right thumb to stabilize the ulnar collateral ligament. She posted about the procedure on social media saying: “Getting my thumb fixed was quite the bday present.”

Ionescu sustained the injury during the WNBA Finals and it wasn’t known she was hurt until after the Liberty won the title. She went 1 for 19 in the deciding Game 5 against Minnesota but found other ways to help the team win, with eight assists and seven rebounds.

It has been a busy year for the former Oregon great, who also earned an Olympic gold medal.