Julie Vanloo made her presence felt within the first 20 seconds of checking into Friday’s season opener . Vanloo stretched out to snag a rebound before dishing an outlet pass to Breanna Stewart, who laid it in for an easy two points. On the Liberty’s next possession, Pauline Astier delivered the ball to Vanloo, who knocked in a 3. Vanloo’s body relaxed. “The first shot I made was a full relief because… I couldn’t be myself before that,” Vanloo said after the Liberty’s win over the Sun. Vanloo almost quit her pursuit of a WNBA roster spot this season after the Los Angeles Sparks waived her Tuesday. She spent the past week riding a Penny board to Venice Beach, where she’d work out and shoot hoops as she tried to rediscover joy in the game. “It was dark days,” Vanloo recalled. Julie Vanloo reacts during the fourth quarter of the the Liberty’s blowout win over the Sun in their season opener at Barclays Center on May 8, 2026.…