Ionescu and Liberty teammate Nyara Sabally missed out on a potential NCAA title run when the pandemic shut down the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Plus, the Ducks are No. 1 and the Beavers came up just short.

However, Sabrina Ionescu was quickly reminded about the fact that she played 40 minutes of basketball before the celebrations began. While she was posing with the WNBA trophy in a photoshoot after the 67–62 overtime win over the Minnesota Lynx, Ionescu's smile turned into a look of pain as her thigh started to cramp.

The New York Liberty are WNBA champions, and Sabrina Ionescu could not believe it. The Liberty-Lynx series was incredibly stressful for fans to watch, but it had to be even more challenging for players to be in.