New York Liberty star guard Sabrina Ionescu shared a heartwarming moment with a young fan who struggled to fight back tears after being gifted her signature sneaker

Get out your tissues, WNBA fans, because you're going to need them while watching this.

When athletes perform at the highest level, they tend to inspire young children to follow in their footsteps. Sabrina Ionescu, now at age 27, has reached a stage in her career where she is inspiring the next generation every time she steps on the court.

The Nike Sabrina 3 can be seen as the Swoosh's effort to not mess up a good thing. It maintains its predecessor's combination of Cushlon 3.0 foam and a forefoot Air Zoom unit to deliver a familiar feeling underfoot, and the continued DNA is also readily apparent in an upper that brings back Ionescu's hallmark vertical Swoosh.

Sabrina Ionescu, star point guard of the New York Liberty, is not only a WNBA champion but a trendsetter in the sneaker industry. Since the release of her first

Sabrina Ionescu paced five double-figure scorers for the Liberty (13-6) with 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, her third straight game with at least 20, five and five, tied for the second-longest streak in WNBA history.