Sabrina Ionescu’s hilariously unfortunate moment tickled Stephen Curry’s funny bone. The NY Liberty’s guard had a disappointing scoring night in Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals. The sharpshooter scored only 5 points with an embarrassing 1-19 FG. Notably, the hooper went 1-10 from beyond the arc. Despite her cold performance, the team managed to win the title in nail-biting fashion, thanks to Jonquel Jones and Breanna Stewart. However, Ionescu’s troubled luck doesn’t seem to catch a break even after winning the title!
Following the winning rush, the Liberty settled down to click pictures with the WNBA trophy. When Sabrina sat down to pose, the star guard suddenly pulled her left leg and lay down in stinging pain. Following that, her teammates went to help her out, relieving the cramp. However, Coach Sandy Brondello lightheartedly took the drama a whole notch higher, performing CPR on the sharpshooter.
WNBA and NBA’s official social handles didn’t hesitate to share the clip on social media with the caption, “Went down for a sec but we good.” In response to the hilarious moment, Stephen Curry shared the video on his Instagram stories and dropped a flurry of laughing emojis. The NBA stars kept a close eye on tonight’s Game 5, which had a bunch of twists and turns.
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LeBron James initially had a personal take on the controversial shooting foul in the fourth quarter, posting, “I’m sorry but that wasn’t a foul! Let the damn players dictate the outcome of a close battled tested game,” along with a palm on the face emoji. However, the 22-season veteran then wished the NY side on their first WNBA title. Above all, Sabrina Ionescu’s hilarious moment after the game went viral. Notably, it wasn’t just Steph Curry. Even fans joined the bandwagon, swarming the comments with hilarious reactions.
After Stephen Curry’s laughter, fans cannot stop trolling Sabrina Ionescu in a winning cause!
More than Sabrina going down in stinging pain, the star guard’s teammates’ antics caught the fans’ attention. A fan wrote, “CPR & Alcohol Just Wild.” We saw Coach Sandy performing CPR on her at the end, but some may have not paid attention to other hilarious stuff. Well, the fans did. While someone headed to stretch Ionescu’s leg, a teammate came into the frame with a champagne bottle to pour some into the star guard’s mouth!
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Scientifically picking up the issue, a fan joked, “Her teammate sliding through and dehydrating her even more with more alcohol is hilarious.” Yes, athletes get cramps because of dehydration. Meanwhile, a section of fans went on to troll her for underwhelming shooting display, going 1-19 from the field. Highlighting her performance, a fan wrote, “Sore from carrying all those bricks”
Of course, why wouldn’t a fan bring in a Klay Thompson reference here? This fan wrote, “Klay Thompson punching the air rn.” A lot of you may be wondering about the connection. Well, Klay went 0-10 in a do-or-die situation in his last game as a Warrior. While the poor performance subjected him to trolling, eventually with his exit, Ionescu, on the other hand, celebrates with her championship.
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Moving on, another netizen had a request to Sabrina Ionescu’s close aides, who came to rescue her. They wrote, “Y’all better keep an eye on her before she starts choking again.” It’s again an attack on her shooting display. Nevertheless, Sabrina’s shooting failure didn’t have an impact on the game’s result. The NY side, who won the first-ever WNBA game 27 years ago, finally has its entire journey coming full circle, though, regardless of it being in a scrappy and wayward fashion.
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