Sabrina Ionescu Returns for Liberty vs Dallas After Foot Injury

Sabrina Ionescu will make her season debut for the New York Liberty on Sunday against the Dallas Wings after missing the team’s first five games with a foot injury. The star guard practiced Saturday and said she is ready to play.

Ionescu sustained the injury during a preseason game against the Connecticut Sun on May 3. An MRI showed structural damage to her left foot, but she avoided a need for surgery. “I knew I was going to be out for a little bit, and thankfully, I came back a lot sooner than I was supposed to with returning now,” she said Saturday. “So I’m really excited about that.”

Liberty head coach Chris DeMarco said Ionescu will be on a minutes restriction Sunday. With New York playing back to back games, he was uncertain whether she would also play Monday against the Portland Fire. Ionescu said she is taking her return day by day.

Without Ionescu, the Liberty have a 3-2 record and are in the middle of a seven game homestand. Last season she averaged 18.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds, shooting 40.1 percent from the field and 29.9 percent from three point range. She has been named an All Star and All WNBA Second Team selection in each of the past four seasons and...