Ionescu to return for Dream matchup

Sabrina Ionescu is returning to Atlanta, where she gave the Dream nightmares on her last visit.

The All-Star point guard, who has missed the last two games with a sore left hamstring, went through a full practice in Brooklyn on Wednesday and is expected back on the hardwood at Gateway Center when the New York Liberty re-visit the Dream Friday night.

Ionescu lit up Atlanta (5-6) for a career-high 37 points in a 106-83 victory on June 9, knocking down a franchise-record eight 3-pointers while dishing out four assists, grabbing four boards and drilling all but one of her 10 free-throw attempts.

The University of Oregon alum and two-time Wooden Award winner as the best collegiate player in the nation poured in 22 points in a win vs. Dallas two nights later at Barclays Center.

But she hasn’t played since.

The hamstring kept Ionescu out of a June 13 loss to the Dream on the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush, and she also sat out Sunday’s 89-71 home win over Phoenix.

Ionescu ranks second on the team with 16.5 points per contest and is averaging a team-best 3.4 3-pointers made. She is hitting a blistering 42 percent of her shots from beyond the arc this year.

Liberty sharp-shooter Marine Johannes has filled in admirably in the Brooklyn backcourt the past two games for Ionescu, settling in alongside future Hall of Famer Courtney Vandersloot, the WNBA’s all-time leader in assists.

Johannes scored a game-high 18 points in the loss to Atlanta and added 10 points, three assists and three steals against the Mercury last weekend.

“I just try to stay confident. I just try to shoot my shot and continue like that,” she said after Sunday’s win.

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