25 incredible sports photos from Getty Images this week

The sports world makes for a beautiful palette but individual images can get lost in the constant shuffle. Here are the best Getty Images sports photos from this week.

The New York Liberty celebrate after Sabrina Ionescu made a 3-point basket in the final seconds of the second half against the Indiana Fever at Barclays Center on May 14, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Liberty won 90-87.

Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty has breathed new life into the team and WNBA as a whole. This game was close for all four quarters, and Ionescu was really leading the charge for the Liberty. In the last several minutes of the fourth quarter, it started to look like the game was going into overtime, but Ionescu was passed the ball with only a few seconds left, and just knew she was going to make it. I knew she would really react, so I kept my lens trained on her after she released the ball. Sure enough, it went in for a three-point basket, and Ionescu turned around toward her team’s bench and screamed, smiled and jumped. Liberty teammates swarmed her with a huge congratulations, as you can see in this image. I really love this image because even though we can’t see Sabrina’s face, the faces of her teammates say it all.

— Sarah Stier

Jared McCann of the Pittsburgh Penguins watches as the New York Islanders celebrate their 4-3 win during overtime in Game 1 of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG PAINTS Arena on May 16, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders was a competitive game. When photographing games that go back and forth throughout the entirety of the series, I always expect to look for the emotions at the end of the game because they are usually more exciting. In this particular game, it went into overtime and the Islanders ended up scoring and put the Penguins away. I was on the opposite side of the ice where the goal was scored, so I tried to capture both the excitement of the Islanders and the dejection of the Penguins after a hard-fought game in a single frame, when I saw Jared McCann of the Penguins watching the Islanders celebrate their overtime win.

— Emilee Chinn

Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates his game-winning goal at 18:46 of the third period against Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the BB&T Center on May 16, 2021, in Sunrise, Florida. The Lightning defeated the Panthers 5-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche fights with Brayden Schenn of the St. Louis Blues during the first period in Game 1 of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 17, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers scores the game-winning 3-point basket against Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors in the closing minute of an NBA Tournament Play-In game at Staples Center on May 19, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Bruce Brown reacts with Kevin Durant and Nicolas Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets after grabbing a loose ball during the first half against the Chicago Bulls at Barclays Center on May 15, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Cameron Oliver of the Houston Rockets blocks this dunk attempt by Skylar Mays of the Atlanta Hawks during the second half at State Farm Arena on May 16, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on May 18, 2021, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Charlie Culberson of the Texas Rangers slides into second base against DJ LeMahieu of the New York Yankees on a throwing error by Kyle Higashioka of the New York Yankees in the bottom of the sixth inning at Globe Life Field on May 17, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks the MLB game at Chase Field on May 16, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona. The Nationals defeated the Diamondbacks 3-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Sean Doolittle of the Cincinnati Reds loses his glasses on the follow-through while pitching against the San Francisco Giants in the sixth inning at Great American Ball Park on May 18, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. San Francisco defeated Cincinnati 4-2. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

Pablo Sandoval of the Atlanta Braves is safe after Luis Urias and Kolten Wong of the Milwaukee Brewers commit an error at second base in the seventh error at American Family Field on May 16, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox reacts after flying out during the eighth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels on May 14, 2021, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

Harrison Bader of the St. Louis Cardinals is unable to field a single hit by Austin Nola of the San Diego Padres during the fourth inning of a game at PETCO Park on May 16, 2021, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark plays his shot from the eighth tee during the first round of the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Resort’s Ocean Course on May 20, 2021, in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Collin Morikawa of the United States plays a shot during a practice round prior to the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island Resort’s Ocean Course on May 18, 2021, in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

FC Barcelona players celebrate after victory in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final match between Chelsea FC and Barcelona at Gamla Ullevi on May 16, 2021 in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Photo by David Lidstrom/Getty Images)

Jadon Sancho of Dortmund kisses the trophy after winning the DFB Cup final match between RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund at Olympic Stadium on May 13, 2021, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)

Matias Catalan of Pachuca struggles for the ball against Sebastian Caceres of America during the quarterfinals second leg match between America and Pachuca as part of the Torneo Guard1anes 2021 Liga MX at Azteca Stadium on May 16, 2021, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Yannick Carrasco of Atletico Madrid celebrates Atletico de Madrid’s second goal scored by Luis Suarez (not pictured) during the La Liga Santander match between Atletico de Madrid and C.A. Osasuna at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on May 16, 2021, in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning match point over Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the men’s final at Foro Italico on May 16, 2021, in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Jockey Flavien Prat riding Rombauer celebrates as he wins the 146th Running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 15, 2021, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Charles Oliveira celebrates defeating Michael Chandler during their Championship Lightweight Bout of UFC 262 at Toyota Center on May 15, 2021, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Andrea Lee applies pressure to the arm of Antonina Shevchenko during their Women’s Flyweight Bout of UFC 262 at Toyota Center on May 15, 2021, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Blake Leeper trains at UCLA’s Drake Stadium on May 13, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Leeper is an eight-time Paralympic Track and Field international medalist, world record holder and three-time American record holder. He is hoping to be the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics for the American team. A panel appointed by track and field’s global governing body recently ruled that Leeper’s blade-like prostheses give him an unfair advantage because of their height. Leeper is now training on new prostheses that are 1.5 inches shorter in hopes that the new legs will be approved. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)