Watch: Sabrina Ionescu Wipes Off Tears from Emotional Young Fan

When she saw his sign asking for a pair of her sneakers, she first looked around as she had already committed the pair she was wearing to another fan. But seeing his dedication, she took off the pair from her feet, removed the inner soles and autographed them.

As she was about to hand it over, she noticed tears running down the young boy’s cheeks. She wiped them away, clicked pictures and then hugged the young fan and handing him her Black/Smoke Sabrina 2’s.

Sabrina Ionescu about to play alongside Caitlin Clark and Sonia Citron in All-Star game

Ever since Caitlin Clark came into the WNBA, fans have waited to see how she matches up against Sabrina Ionescu. Last season, in one of the games, the latter seemed to be schooling the rookie. However, as the former started to gain confidence, Ionescu continued to be one of her biggest supporters.

Last season, Clark and her All-Star teammates played against the Liberty guard and her Team USA squad. This season, the Indiana Fever guard is the captain of her All-Star team. She picked Ionescu as one of her fellow starters.

Clark also picked former Team USA U-19 teammate and Washington Mystics rookie, Sonia Citron as one of the reserves. Citron, has openly talked about how she has looked up towards the Liberty guard while coming up through college.

This means, come July 19th, both Clark and Citron will be able to play alongside Ionescu for the first time. It will be a dream setup for those three as one has often been seen as the 27-year-old’s on-court twin, and the other is about to play with her favorite WNBA star.

Sabrina Ionescu dominated against Aces

Sabrina Ionescu ‘s New York Liberty were on a 10-game unbeaten run at the start of the season. That run came to an end at the hands of Caitlin Clark and her Indiana Fever. Since then, the reigning champions have had some trouble finding their rhythm.

Including that loss to the Fever, the Liberty were 3-6 over their past 9 games. When they welcomed their perennial rival Las Vegas Aces to Barclays Center, they knew they had to break out into a lead.

Ionescu used her playmaking, scoring and rebounding to help her team follow that plan. Even though the Aces regained the lead at the half, the 5′ 11″ guard knew the game could be theirs if she took over.

Even though her threes were not falling, the Oregon alum consistently drove to the rim, drawing fouls and shot free throws. She finished the game with a stellar 28 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists to wind up a much-needed win.