New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu underwent a process Friday to stabilize the ulnar collateral ligament in her proper thumb, workforce sources informed ESPN on Sunday.
The process, carried out by working surgeon Dr. Steven S. Shin, was thought of a hit. Ionescu has begun rehabilitation and is estimated to return to on-court exercise in roughly 4 weeks.
Ionescu sustained a high-grade UCL tear in her proper, taking pictures hand throughout Sport 4 of the WNBA Finals, sources informed ESPN in October. The UCL is positioned on the within fringe of the thumb close to the place the thumb meets the palm.
The Liberty star, who turned 27 on Friday, posted an image on social media on Sunday of herself on a hospital mattress after the process, with a part of the caption studying “getting my thumb fastened was fairly the bday current.”
Ionescu’s damage was not publicly identified till after the WNBA Finals, throughout which the Liberty prevailed over the Minnesota Lynx in a winner-take-all Sport 5. Coping with the thumb damage, Ionescu shot 1-for-19 within the deciding sport however made her presence felt in different methods with 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
The previous Oregon star and 2020 No. 1 draft choose was the Liberty’s second-leading scorer within the playoffs at 16.9 factors per sport, serving to information New York to a franchise-first championship. Ionescu earned second-team All-WNBA honors this season, an Olympic gold medal this summer time with USA Basketball and her first WNBA championship.