‘Cold-blooded killer’ Kevin Durant delivers verdict on Sabrina Ionescu, but New York Liberty star sends icy message to WNBA after shocking snub

Sabrina Ionescu plays with a chip on her shoulder.

Luckily, it didn’t affect her game as the 26-year-old fired a 28-foot rocket on Wednesday that gave the New York Liberty an 80-77 comeback win.

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After losing Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, the Liberty are now just one win over the Minnesota Lynx away from securing their first title for the franchise.

“Cold-blooded killer,” NBA superstar Kevin Durant wrote on X to express his appreciation.

“Call them the game,” Steph Curry added.

Among the names who commented on social media were Luka Doncic, Angel Reese, Lisa Leslie and Isiah Thomas – leaving fans drooling.

“What an impressive performance from Sabrina Ionescu! This shot will be remembered as one of the greatest in Liberty history. On to Game 4,” one fan wrote under a clip of the shot.

“I really didn’t realize how far out I was,” Ionescu said.

“Definitely the biggest shot of my career.”

Ionescu finished with 13 points after hitting five of 12 shots and admitted it wasn’t her best performance.

“I would say I do a lot of visualization when I’m training in the offseason, the night before a game, the day of a game,” she added.

“I constantly visualize different scenarios and put myself in difficult situations.

“Obviously I didn’t play my best tonight, but I found a way to keep at it.”

“I feel like that was a big step forward for me, whether the ball goes in or not.”

Ionescu’s game-winning brilliance came hours after she was named to the WNBA All-Star Second Team.

Teammate Breanna Stewart, who finished the game against the Lynx with 30 points and 11 rebounds, and Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier were on the first team.

Rookie sensation Caitlin Clark, regular season MVP A’Ja Wilson and Alyssa Thomas also made the cut.

Ionescu’s nomination was her third straight All-Star nod – but she wasn’t happy about missing out on the first team.

“This was just a great All-WNBA Second Team performance,” she said in a stone-cold rebuke of the decision.

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The Liberty, who dethroned the Las Vegas Aces in the preliminary round, have now secured back-to-back wins over the Lynx.

They travel to Minneapolis on Friday to lift the Cup and give the Lynx a chance to become just the fifth team in WNBA history to come back from a 2-1 deficit to win.

If they lose, the decision will take place on Sunday in New York.