Liberty celebrates Sabrina 3 ‘Blueprint’ sneaker drop with fan giveaways

The NBA and WNBA sneaker market continues to thrive, with New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu celebrating the release of her signature Sabrina 3 'Blueprint' sneakers. The shoe debuted during the Liberty's home game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday, where fans received special giveaways: those in the lower bowl arena sections got commemorative Sabrina 3 t-shirts, while upper bowl attendees received Sabrina 3 rally towels.

Despite the celebratory event, the Liberty lost 101-99 to the Sparks on a game-winning shot by Rickea Jackson. This marked only their third home loss of the season, dropping their record to 17-7. Nevertheless, the Liberty maintain the Eastern Conference's best record and the league's second-best overall behind the Minnesota Lynx.

Ionescu has been instrumental to the team's success, recently winning the WNBA All-Star Weekend 3-Point Contest and earning her fourth consecutive All-Star selection. Entering Saturday's game, she averaged career highs of 18.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.4 steals over 22 games, with shooting percentages of 38.6% from the field, 32.0% from three-point range, and 93.8% from the free-throw line.

In the loss to the Sparks, Ionescu delivered an impressive individual performance with 30 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. She hit multiple clutch shots to erase a double-digit deficit and keep the Liberty competitive throughout the game.