What an Olympic debut it was for Walnut Creek’s Sabrina Ionescu.
She didn’t make her first appearance for Team USA’s women’s basketball team until midway through the first half on Monday afternoon, but she was the star of the second half as the Americans made quick work of Japan in a 102-opening-match victory.
Japan hung around until the second half, when Ionescu’s nifty passing and sharpshooting from behind the arc helped USA pull away.
She debuted in the second quarter,...