SABRINA IONESCU COULDN’T wait for the start of the NBA season. Specifically, the WNBA All-Star circled the Boston Celtics‘ season opener as appointment viewing, brimming with excitement about Jrue Holiday’s debut with his new franchise.
Ionescu, the 26-year-old sharpshooter who grew up in the Bay Area and stars for the New York Liberty, isn’t a Celtics fan and has never met Holiday. But she has a personal connection with the two-time All-Star guard: Holiday was the first NBA player to wear her Nike signature shoe, the Sabrina 1s, in game action.
Holiday had worn Sabrina 1s during media day and preseason games, but it was a milestone moment for Ionescu to watch Holiday in a player-exclusive white, black…
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