New York Liberty stars were unable to withstand a fourth quarter comeback in the debut of the new 3-on-3 league.

Unrivaled is a new 3-on-3 professional women's basketball league comprised of 36 players separated into six teams — the Laces Basketball Club, Lunar Owls Basketball Club, Mist Basketball Club, Phantom Basketball Club, Rose Basketball Club and Vinyl Basketball Club.

Unrivaled’s inaugural season is scheduled to begin Friday in Miami. Ionescu's participation in the league adds to her remarkable 2024, which included winning a gold medal at the Olympics and securing the WNBA championship with the Liberty.

The Liberty opted to retain this up and coming guard on their roster via camp contract before the WNBA free agency period.

“Yeah, it got spicy between co-founders for a little bit,” says New York Liberty center Breanna Stewart, who along with her 2024 WNBA Finals rival, Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier, are starting Unrivaled, a three-on-three women’s pro basketball league that tips off Friday night in South Florida.

New York's Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players who have been given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning they can’t sign a contract directly with anyone else.

With the core designation, New York will officially take the biggest free agent off the market as the Liberty now have exclusive negotiating rights with Stewart.

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Stewart has led the Liberty in scoring in each of her two seasons in Brooklyn. In 2024, she averaged 20.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while helping deliver New York its first professional basketball title in 51 years.

It sounds like Kevin Durant took advantage of the Phoenix Suns' day off to watch Unrivaled's first night of competition. Durant wrote Friday on X that

Unrivaled Basketball, launched by a Minnesota star, is a real game-changer — and it tipped off Friday night in Florida.

Phoenix Mercury's Natasha Cloud and Dallas Wings star Satou Sabally debut as Phantom BC teammates in Unrivaled women's pro basketball league.