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NEW YORK \u2014 Satou Sabally hopes to play against her former team the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night when her new franchise, the New York Liberty, host them.<\/p>\n

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Sabally had to leave Monday\u2019s loss to Portland<\/a> in the first quarter because she was feeling ill. She didn\u2019t return after playing four minutes. She said after shootaround Wednesday that she hoped to play that night.<\/p>\n

Sabally may have been the biggest name to move this offseason, coming to New York as a free agent. She said parting with Phoenix was somewhat mutual, saying that she was more focused on \u201cwhere I wanted to be next. In an environment that encourages me and believes in me. I had to do that for my own protection also.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also said she knew the Mercury \u201cwanted to keep their options open. We had respectful conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sabally played in Phoenix for one season and helped the Mercury reach the WNBA Finals, including in a playoff series victory over New York in the first round. She exited the Finals when she suffered a concussion in Game 3.<\/p>\n

Lingering effects from the concussion slowed her start with New York. She missed the first few games of the season for that as well as a cyst. She made her season debut<\/a> against Golden State last Thursday and then had a 20-point effort against Dallas on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cObviously she\u2019s a great player, we miss her a lot,\u201d Phoenix forward DeWanna Bonner said.<\/p>\n

While Sabally hopes to play, New York definitely will get back Betnijah-Laney Hamilton and Leonie Fiebich. Laney-Hamilton has been out for personal reasons and Fiebich has been recovering after playing in the Spanish League championship.<\/p>\n

New York coach Chris DeMarco said both will play against Phoenix. Guard Sabrina Ionescu is out for the second straight game with what the team described as a back injury. She missed Monday\u2019s loss to Portland after making her season debut<\/a> the day before against Dallas.<\/p>\n

The Liberty are sitting at 3-4, having lost three straight at home, their longest skid since 2022.<\/p>\n

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AP WNBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/wnba-basketball<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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