Who is Sabrina Ionescu: The Kobe Bryant Prodigy Who Torched Minnesota With Her Stephen Curry-Esque Range In The WNBA?
Legendary basketball player Kone Bryant has played an important part in preparing girls who want to take up basketball as a career. Providing support to athletes at WNBA events and even through foundations. This responsibility was taken up by Stephen Curry after kobe's death. Continue reading to learn more.
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Bryant had connections with numerous players in the WNBA, such as Dianna Taurasi, Sue Bird, and Jewell Lloyd. In the years before his tragic death, he became close to Sabrina Ionescu.
In his spare time, he always made sure that the former Oregon star was motivated to maximize her potential and become the best college basketball player in history.
Stephen Curry then took on the responsibility of continuing Bryant's legacy and promoting the WNBA to a new level. He became close with Sabrina.
“The way that she emulated Kob, in terms of how she approached the game, and her killer instinct and attitude, and just how he resonated with her, and obviously her growing up out here in the Bay and watching me play, there’s definitely a connection there,” Curry told Sports Illustrated
In the Women's National Basketball Association, Sabrina Elaine Ionescu plays for New York Liberty. Fans are even calling her "Sabrina Curry" in the reaction to the way she is coming out.