Sabrina Ionescu Makes Wholesome Caitlin Clark Assessment After Liberty Loss to Fever

Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu gave Fever icon Caitlin Clark her flowers in a great way on Saturday.

Jun 14, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

The New York Liberty suffered their first defeat of the 2025 WNBA regular season on Saturday, as they were defeated by the Indiana Fever by a score of 102-88.

It's worth noting that the defending WNBA champions were without two key pieces, as both Jonquel Jones (who missed her second straight game because of an ankle injury) and Leonie Fiebich (who left the Liberty to represent Germany in the 2025 EuroBasket Women competition) were out. Still, the Liberty were able to put up a solid fight against a Fever team that had star guard Caitlin Clark back for the first time in five games, as she was recovering from a left quad strain.

The two best players on the court Saturday were Clark and Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, as Clark finished with 32 points (including seven made three-pointers) while Ionescu tallied a game-high 34 points.

Ionescu spoke with the media after the game and sent a powerful message about competing against Clark.

"Basketball's a game of runs... the same way we go on runs, they do as well, they're a great team. I think we gave [Caitlin] too many easy ones, she has great range," Ionescu said, per an X post from @nosyone4.

"On a personal level, I'm really to happy to see [Clark] out on the court healthy, feeling good, because obviously it's important for them. But just for her, I'm happy she's back," Ionescu added.

Sabrina on Caitlin ❤️‍🩹

“She has great range and her ability to get her shot off is really impressive especially with missing some games. And so on a personal level I’m really happy to see her back out on the court healthy, feeling good…but just for her I’m happy she’s back.” pic.twitter.com/LXSjRufp8y

— correlation (@nosyone4) June 15, 2025

Ionescu and Clark appear to be close friends, and both have given each other their flowers several times. And given that Clark being sidelined for the past 19 days came after she hurt her quad against Ionescu's Liberty squad on May 24, her returning for this game felt like a full-circle moment.