Overview

• Sabrina Ionescu confirmed at Wednesday’s shootaround that she’ll suit up against the Golden State Valkyries after missing Sunday’s game with neck tightness.
• The matchup at Chase Center will be her first WNBA appearance in the Bay Area since college nearly a decade ago.
• The Liberty lead the Eastern Conference at 10-3 but have dropped three of four games without Ionescu and with Jonquel Jones sidelined by an ankle injury.
• Golden State holds a 7-6 record, carries a two-game win streak into the contest and ranks second in the Western Conference in rebounding.
• This will be the third meeting of the season after the Liberty swept two earlier matchups, including an 82-77 victory on May 29.