NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu’s relationship with Spike Lee goes again to when she was drafted by the New York Liberty.
The basketball tremendous fan was one of many first individuals to welcome her to New York when the Liberty took her No. 1 in 2020.
“He was the primary one that referred to as me and shared the joy with New York getting the No. 1 decide,” Ionescu stated after scoring 21 factors in an 87-77 win over Las Vegas on Sunday. “Each time I’ve seen him we’ve had small speak and I stated he’s acquired to come back out to a sport. To have the ability to see him right here cheering us on loud, over there chirping on the refs and speaking to the gamers.”
Lee has been a fixture at New York Knicks video games through the years and has routinely trash-talked opposing gamers together with famously Reggie Miller. He was sitting courtside at Barclays Middle, carrying an Ionescu jersey.
This time, Aces guard Kelsey Plum was the thing of his good-natured trash speak.
“I can’t say precisely what was stated, however I advised him that he ought to speak louder,” Plum stated smiling after the sport. “However it was all nicely and enjoyable and actually cool that he’s right here, even final spherical was actually cool. I do know he’s an enormous sports activities fan.”
This was the second straight Liberty playoff sport Lee’s attended. He was additionally on the opening spherical clincher over Atlanta. On the first sport he gave Ionescu a high-five within the third quarter that she stated felt like “New York was injected into my veins.”
Lee was a part of the sellout crowd of 14,015 that additionally included Liberty fan Jason Sudeikis and Tracy Morgan.
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