The Liberty star center officially returned to the court in New York’s 98-84 win over the Fever on Tuesday night. Jones, last season’s WNBA Finals MVP, was playing for the first time since June 19 with an ankle injury and scored a team-high 18 points.

The New York Liberty's star-studded roster makes it easy for someone like Jonquel Jones to fly under the radar -- a shocking thing to say for a former league MVP who, less than a year ago, was named MVP of the WNBA Finals.

Jonquel Jones shook off her rough start and was paramount in the second half of the Liberty’s 98-84 win over the Caitlin Clark-less Fever on Tuesday.