Sabrina Ionescu: The Triple-Double Queen

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.5 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Sabrina Ionescu has been laser-focused on basketball since she was three. With a ball in her hands and fire in her heart, she broke records and expectations, becoming a triple-double queen and proving that fierce determination fuels greatness. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This episode was narrated by me, Isabella Tugman. It was produced and directed by Haley Dapkus, with sound design and mixing by Mumble Media. The story was written by Nicole Haroutunian. Fact checking by Rose Garrett. Our intern was Arianna Griffiths. Our executive producers were Joy Smith, Anjelika Temple, and Jes Wolfe. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. A special thanks to Sabrina Ionescu and the whole Rebel Girls team, who made this podcast possible! Until next time, staaaay rebel!

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0:00.0	Sabrina Yanescu was on fire.
0:10.4	Ponytail flying, she hits shot after shot.
0:14.9	The basketball flying from her hands and arcing through the hoop
0:18.4	as she made her way around the court.
0:21.6	The packed stands sparkled with camera flashes as fans captured what was sure to be a historic moment.
0:29.6	WNBA star versus NBA star, facing off in a three-point contest.
0:44.3	Watching Sabrina rack up points, her opponent was visibly nervous. Competing separately, Sabrina had scored 37 points to the NBA stars 31,
0:51.3	which led them to this historic face-off.
0:55.0	But would she be able to beat him in person?
0:58.0	On the same court, with thousands watching?
1:02.0	Her moment was going fast, her arms shooting baskets like a windmill.
1:08.0	She kept on smiling even as she missed some shots at the end. She finished
1:13.6	with 26 points. Sabrina gave a big hug to her competition as he started his turn. He missed
1:24.6	his first shot, but then went three, six, nine, twenty-nine.
1:30.3	He beat Sabrina by just three points.
1:35.3	But for Sabrina, this wasn't losing.
1:39.3	She had nearly tied with the best three-point shooter of all time. It didn't matter that she was nine years younger or a woman.
1:48.0	What mattered is that she could shoot.
1:52.0	Being able to share this message meant the world to Sabrina,
1:58.0	given what she'd been up against as a kid, a girl who just wanted
2:02.7	to play basketball like the boys, a girl who had to make her own opportunities.
2:28.1	I'm Isabella Tugman, and this is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a fairy tale podcast about the real-life rebel women who inspire us.
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