India, Aug. 24 -- New York Liberty star guard Sabrina Ionescu was ruled out for Saturday's game against the Atlanta Dream due to a left foot injury. The 27-year-old, who currently leads Liberty in points (19.0), rebounds (4.8) and steals (1.3) per game this season, has started in all but one of the team's 36 games this year. Her injury comes at a time when New York (22-14) has lost three of their last four games. At the time of writing this story, they are trailing the Dream with one quarter to go.

A four-time All-Star, Ionescu has averaged 16.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 178 career games (174 starts) since being selected by New York with the top overall pick of the 2020 WNBA Draft.

New York has dropped four of its last six...