Even as a child, nothing could keep Sabrina Ionescu off the basketball court. The 27-year-old New York Liberty point guard ...

Growing up in the Bay Area, Sabrina Ionescu was just like any other kid with hoop dreams — except maybe a bit more obsessed.

and told her that she should be "playing with dolls." Ionescu refused to take no for an answer, and instead set about recruiting classmates to sign up for the girls team. "Having a twin brother ...

"Having a twin brother who was in the same grade and had the ability to play on a team while I didn't just didn't sit right with me," Ionescu recently told CNBC Make It while promoting her new ...