Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points in the New York Liberty’s overtime win Sunday against the Washington Mystics. (Evan Yu/NBAE via Getty Images)
Sabrina Ionescu responded to an All-Star voting snub from her fellow players with a 31-point performance Sunday in the New York Liberty’s overtime win against the Washington Mystics.
The fourth-year player for the New York Liberty finished sixth in fan and media voting among guards. But among player votes, she ranked 19th in her position group.
The top four guards in the All-Star vote — Jackie Young and Chelsea Gray from the Las Vegas Aces, Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm and Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings — were named starters Sunday for the 2023 All-Star Game, which will be played at 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, July 15, in Las Vegas. Fan votes accounted for 50% of the total score for each player, while media and player votes accounted for 25% each.
Ionescu placed eighth overall. A starter in the 2022 All-Star Game, she could still make her second career All-Star appearance as a reserve….
