Sabrina Ionescu‘s victory lap took her to Nike World Headquarters Wednesday, and the Swoosh commemorated her first WNBA championship with a gold version of her signature sneaker.
The gold Nike Sabrina 2 display came mounted on a wooden platform with a plaque listing her stat totals for the 2024 season. On her way to securing a title for the New York Liberty through 38 wins over the regular season and postseason, Ionescu put up 900 points, 237 rebounds and 297 assists.
Ionescu posted a video of the gold sneakers on her Instagram story, which also showed a Nike interior featuring photos of Ionescu celebrating her league title and Olympic Gold Medal with Team USA. Ionescu came off the bench for the US women’s basketball team’s Olympic run and contributed 5.5 points and 3.3 assists in 13 minutes per game.
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Prior to this year, Ionescu had won other international medals but had never won a title in her high school, collegiate or professional career.
The Nike Sabrina 2 launched over the summer while making kid’s sizes available for the first time in her unisex signature line. Her latest model is 28 grams lighter than its predecessor and is the first Nike basketball sneaker to make use of a Cushlon 3.0 foam midsole. The midfoot’s band system was updated for a glove-like fit, while the outsole was given a new “S” herringbone pattern for multidirectional traction.
Nike has said the Sabrina line is one of its fastest growing in basketball for the U.S. and China, and more than 80 NBA players wore the Sabrina 1 prior to the launch of its successor.
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