The New York Liberty are at home Sunday afternoon as they host the Washington Mystics in an Eastern Conference matchup as part of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup.
New York enters Sunday’s game with a 9-4 record after defeating the Atlanta Dream on the road Thursday night.
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In Thursday’s victory over the Dream, Breanna Stewart led the way for the Liberty as she recorded 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists while Jonquel Jones added 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists of her own.
The Liberty will try to grab another victory and extend their winning streak to seven games Sunday as they face off against the Mystics in a tough home matchup.
Washington enters Sunday’s contest with a 5-6 record after defeating the Toronto Tempo at home Friday night.
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Sonia Citron led the way for the Mystics in Friday’s victory as she ended the game with 17 points, including the game-winning jumper at the buzzer, five rebounds and three assists while Lauren Betts recorded 18 points and four rebounds off the bench.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Sunday afternoon’s matchup, each may be without one of their key players due to injury.
Mystics Injury Report: Will Kiki Iriafen Play?
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The Mystics have only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out forward Kiki Iriafen.
Washington has ruled out Iriafen due to a right ankle sprain as she will miss her second consecutive contest.
Liberty Injury Report: Will Sabrina Ionescu Play?
The Liberty enter Sunday’s matchup with a healthy roster as they have nobody listed on their injury report, including star guard Sabrina Ionescu.
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Of course, Ionescu has missed the last seven games due to back soreness but she is off the injury report and will return Sunday against the Mystics.
While Ionescu is set to return Sunday, it is likely that she will be under a minutes restriction as she has missed all but one game thus far this season.
Fans can catch Sunday afternoon’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup matchup between the Mystics and Liberty from New York at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBA TV.
