Liberty’s first WNBA championship highlights 2024 in local women’s sports
Fewer than 1,200 fans gathered at Barclays Center for the New York Liberty's 2021 season opener, but they got their first in-person glimpse of 2020 top pick Sabrina Ionescu in black and seafoam green threads. I tried to see it. His rookie season ended due to the bubble. Pandemic. In just three years, Liberty's average […]
Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu underwent thumb procedure
Liberty Guard Sabrina Ionescu underwent surgery last week and is recovering well. Ionescu underwent surgery on Friday to stabilize the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb, a team source confirmed to the newspaper. Ionescu's surgery, first reported by ESPN, was performed by Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Steven S. Singh and was deemed a success. […]
Liberty’s final WNBA expansion draft protective spot comes down to four players
The first big event of the WNBA offseason will be held soon. On Friday, the Golden State Valkyries will begin the process of building their 2025 roster with the league's first expansion draft since 2008. The Liberty, like 11 other WNBA teams, had to submit a list of six protected players to the Valkyries last […]
Thousands line NYC streets to celebrate Liberty’s WNBA championship: photos
On October 24, 2024, the New York Liberty celebrated their 2024 WNBA Championship title with a ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes along Broadway in New York City. 1 of 12 New York Liberty team celebrates the 2024 WNBA Championship title with a ticker tape parade on Broadway in New York City. Reuters […]
Nyara Sabally emerges as unlikely hero in Liberty’s championship win
At halftime Sunday, Sandy Brondello looked at Nyala Sabally and said, “Get ready for the big lineup.” The third-year center, who only played a total of 15 minutes in the Liberty's semifinal series against the Aces, was what Brianna Stewart called an “X-factor.” In Game 5, Sabally helped the Liberty defeat the Lynx in overtime, […]
Liberty’s transformation into superteam is now fully validated
This was a reward for the Liberty's ambitions. Confetti flew, streamers covered the court at Barclays Center, and those who witnessed basketball's breakthrough let out a roar that bridged the gap between all those who watch women's sports in Brooklyn and around the world.Through Tiffany, Sterling Covered with silver. WNBA trophy. It was inherited from […]
Liberty’s Sandy Brondello rips refs over foul differential
MINNEAPOLIS — The Liberties lost Game 4, missing out on the franchise's first chance to win their first championship, and as usual, Sandy Brondello was devastated. The 12th-year head coach, in his third year at Liberty, took issue with the foul differential in Friday night's game against the Lynx. The Lynx won 82-80 in the […]
Liberty’s elusive WNBA title once again within reach
MINNEAPOLIS — The Liberty is 40 minutes away from winning its first WNBA title in franchise history. Liberty, which earned an impressive 80-77 victory over the Lynx on Wednesday night on Sabrina Ionescu's 28-foot basket, can clinch the title in Game 4 on Friday night. “When I left Seattle, I kind of started a new […]
Liberty’s Betnijah Laney-Hamilton struggling after knee surgery
Liberty coach Sandy Brondello acknowledged that starting forward Betoniyah Rainey-Hamilton is experiencing physical challenges after undergoing knee surgery in July. Laney Hamilton lost to the Lynx in Game 1 on Thursday, scoring just five points on 2-of-7 shooting in 26 minutes. “The movement of 'B' was not very good. I think you saw that,” Brondello […]
Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu believes mindset change will help her in WNBA Finals
Throughout this season, Sabrina Ionescu has detailed the changes she made to her game after the poor offensive performance in the Liberty's loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals a year ago. But perhaps the biggest flaw the All-Star guard needed to eradicate after that botched performance had to do with her […]