<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0tOWaL_0wFPnkDe00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0tOWaL_0wFPnkDe00" width="1024" height="683" ><p>For the first time in franchise history, the New York Liberty are WNBA champions after taking down the Minnesota Lynx in five games in a dramatic series that needed five games to settle. Sabrina Ionescu had an awful shooting performance in Game 5 of the series on Sunday night, but at the end of the day, she is now a WNBA champion.</p><p>Ionescu scored just five points in Game 5 and missed all but one of her 19 attempts from the field, including nine misses from behind the arc. Still, winning a WNBA title must be a sweet feeling for her. Speaking of feelings, her leg seemingly was not up to more task following the Liberty’s 67-62 overtime victory. While posing for photos with the WNBA championship trophy, Ionescu suddenly suffered cramps.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#fff;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBX4GFExLqS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"><div style="padding:16px"><p></p><div style="flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"></div><div style="flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"></div><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"></div><div style="height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"></div><div style="flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px"></div><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"></div><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px"></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent"></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0;border-top:8px solid #f4f4f4;border-right:8px solid transparent"></div><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px"></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #f4f4f4;border-left:8px solid transparent"></div></div></div><div style="flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"></div><div style="background-color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"></div></div><p></p><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center"><a style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBX4GFExLqS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">A post shared by WNBA (@wnba)</a></p><div data-stn-player="1ag5z8d4"></div><script async src="https://embed.sendtonews.com/player3/embedcode.js?fk=1ag5z8d4"></script></div><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);delay=function(){window.instgrm.Embeds.process()};setTimeout(delay,500)"></blockquote><p>Fortunately, it was just cramps and nothing more serious. Ionescu should be just fine for the many more championship celebrations ahead. Even though she missed a ton of shots in Game 5, Ionescu definitely deserved the championship, as she had a fantastic 2024 WNBA season overall.</p><p>The 26-year-old Ionescu averaged 18.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 6.2 assists though 38 games this season while also shooting 39.4 percent from the floor and posting a 48.2 effective field goal percentage.</p><h2>New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu’s painful moment has fans buzzing</h2><p>Here are some of the reactions on WNBA’s Instagram post of Ionescu’s unfortunate moment with the championship trophy:</p><p>“Sore from carrying all those bricks”</p><p>“She is so funny bro😭😭😭🤭 CONGRATS BIG DAWG”</p><p>“Catching a cramp after going 1/19 is wild, ma.”</p><p>“Haha thats a well earned cramp for her year”</p><p>“One of the most unfair sports ailments”</p><p>“Get her water and a banana 😂</p><h2>For More NBA, WNBA, and College Basketball Content:</h2><p><i>Follow me on X (formerly Twitter) at</i> <i>@Rexwell14</i><i>. 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New York Liberty: Sabrina Ionescu Suffers Injury While Celebrating WNBA Championship

For the first time in franchise history, the New York Liberty are WNBA champions after taking down the Minnesota Lynx in five games in a dramatic series that needed five games to settle. Sabrina Ionescu had an awful shooting performance in Game 5 of the series on Sunday night, but at the end of the day, she is now a WNBA champion.