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Through 17 New York Liberty home games, there’s been a different feeling in the air at Barclays Center. Really, it started during the 2023 WNBA Finals when 17,000 New Yorkers packed an arena that had grown accustomed to closing off the upper deck for WNBA games. It continued when the Liberty opened their 2024 home […]

Three hours before the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks squared off at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night, few would have thought Nyara Sabally would be one of the most impactful players in the game for New York. But with Jonquel Jones feeling sick, Sabally had her chance to shine. On a night in […]

The New York Liberty may have fallen to the lowly Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, 94-88, but it may have done nothing to deter their playoff push. With a 26-6 record, the Liberty still have the best record in the WNBA, while the Cameron Brink-less Sparks, at 7-24, remain at the bottom of the standings. […]

Jaylyn Sherrod knows she is good enough to be in the WNBA, even if her journey to the New York Liberty roster wasn’t the traditional path. The undrafted rookie played with the Liberty in training camp before the team waived her prior to the season. They brought her back on a trio of seven-day deals […]

The best players on the New York Liberty haven’t changed. Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones are still former MVPs who have had MVP-like stretches. A neck injury has cost Sabrina Ionescu her last two games, but she is still one of the most electric guards in the game. Yet the Liberty are visibly much better […]

The New York Liberty are operating on a different level than any other team in the WNBA. Apart from having the best record and being the first team to clinch a postseason bid, New York has outclassed the bottom of the league, as seen in their 103-68 win over the Sparks on Thursday, and ran […]

The New York Liberty lacked urgency in the first and fourth quarters on Saturday against the Indiana Fever, and they paid for it. The Fever came away with the win, 83-78, one month after New York beat them by 36 in Brooklyn. After the game, Sabrina Ionescu reflected on how her team’s energy level was […]

Sabrina Ionescu summed up the importance of the Liberty’s 76-67 win over the Minnesota Lynx Tuesday night in three words: “This was personal.” Not only are the Lynx the only team to beat New York twice this year, but the Liberty felt they missed opportunities in both games. They didn’t play to their potential, and […]

The New York Liberty have gone from fighting injury to fighting illness and it hasn’t mattered one bit in the standings. New York beat the Atlanta Dream, 81-75, on Sunday afternoon for their 12th win in their last 13 regular season games. Courtney Vandersloot and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton were fully back in the rotation, but Jonquel […]

The New York Liberty improved their record to 14-3 on the young WNBA season with a big win over the LA Sparks at home on Saturday. Afterward, Breanna Stewart of the Liberty had candid comments on how it all went down at the Barclays Center. The Stewart interview occurred amid Sabrina Ionescu’s admission on a […]

As the New York Liberty’s roster continues to shrink, the connection between Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu only seems to run deeper. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton sat out Thursday with a knee injury, making three New York players unavailable against the Los Angeles Sparks. It ultimately didn’t matter as the Liberty won 93-80, bouncing back from a […]

If there was any doubt before, it should be clear now. With a win over the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday afternoon, the New York Liberty have established themselves as the best team in the WNBA right now. They are 12-2, have won eight in a row, and just beat the two-time-defending champions 90-82 on […]

When a team is 11-2, undefeated in Commissioner’s Cup play,and off to their best start in franchise history, any criticism can be seen as nit-picking. But with a few days off for the first time in what seems like ages, New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello can step back and reflect on the first quarter […]

The New York Liberty have played five games in the last eight days, and in that time, they’ve learned how to draw on contributors up and down the bench. The Liberty needed nearly everyone available on Sunday in their 93-88 grind-out win over the winless Washington Mystics at Barclays Center. It was their seventh win […]

The New York Liberty had every reason to lose their Saturday matinee with the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Instead, Sabrina Ionescu and company outlasted the only team ahead of them in the WNBA standings, winning 82-75 to improve to 10-2. “We understood this was a huge game for us, a statement game,” Ionescu said. […]

A quarter of the way through the 2024 WNBA season, it’s become clear that as Jonquel Jones goes, so go the New York Liberty. Through their first nine games, Jones averaged 18 points in New York’s seven wins. In their two loses, she’s only averaged six points. In their 88-75 road win over the Chicago […]

However you interpreted the scuffle between the New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury in the fourth quarter of their game Wednesday night, you can’t deny that a switch flipped. The Liberty didn’t go on an explosive run after that to close it out, but it was clear that they were the more composed and in-control […]

NEW YORK — In a league where everybody knows everybody — personally and professionally — there’s nowhere to hide in the WNBA, especially from yourselves. The New York Liberty have lost two straight games, and they haven’t looked good in the process. At least, not like the team that went to the WNBA Finals last […]

Coaches usually hate the tired cliché about how teams on a winning streak need to lose a game so they could learn from it. That’s why it was strange to hear head coach Sandy Brondello bring it up, unprompted, after the New York Liberty lost 90-81 on Thursday night to the Chicago Sky. It was […]

BROOKLYN — By 10:30 on Saturday morning, the plaza in front of Barclays Center was swarming with seafoam green. Fans young and old were lining up to get into the arena a full 90 minutes before doors even opened for the New York Liberty’s home opener against the Indiana Fever. When the game finally tipped […]

INDIANAPOLIS — If the Fever got punched in the mouth Tuesday night in the season-opening 92-71 loss at Connecticut, as Indiana head coach Christie Sides described it, then the Fever got battered by the New York Liberty in the home opener Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.  The Fever were stomped 102-66. New York’s Breanna Stewart made […]

The 2024 WNBA season kicked off Tuesday with thrilling performances and historic milestones, setting the tone for an exciting year. Among the standout moments were A’ja Wilson’s dominant display for the Las Vegas Aces, Connecticut Sun DeWanna Bonner climbing to fifth on the WNBA all-time scoring list, Jonquel Jones’ impressive game for the New York […]

Jonquel Jones didn’t need to tell reporters that going into the game, head coach Sandy Brondello’s word of the night was “grit.” It wasn’t obvious for all 40 minutes of the New York Liberty’s 85-80 season-opening win over the Washington Mystics, but it showed up on both ends of the court when it counted. New […]

Jonquel Jones, the WNBA’s 2021 Most Valuable Player, has officially re-signed with the New York Liberty on a new two-year contract, ensuring her presence on the team as they aim for another championship run. Jones entered unrestricted free agency this WNBA offseason, sparking widespread speculation about her future. She had expressed her intent to stay […]

Jonquel Jones, the 2021 WNBA MVP, is set to rejoin the New York Liberty, maintaining the formidable starting lineup for another shot at the franchise’s elusive first WNBA championship. The star center has agreed to a two-year protected deal, as reported by Jackie Powell of The Next. Jones, who previously expressed intentions to remain with […]

In a free agency development for the New York Liberty, 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones is rumored to be leaning towards rejoining the team. his news was confirmed by her agent, Boris Lelchitski, in a statement to ESPN on Tuesday. Jones, a pivotal figure in the Liberty’s impressive journey to the WNBA Finals last season […]

As the calendar marks Jan. 21st, the WNBA free agency period officially kicks off, kicking off days of strategic discussions between teams and players. This period, filled with negotiations and anticipation, leads up to Feb. 1st when signings become official and the fate of teams and players is sealed for the upcoming season. This year’s […]

As if losing the WNBA Finals wasn’t enough, the New York Liberty and three of its players were fined after deciding not to talk to the media following Game 4 on Wednesday night. Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Betnijah Lane were all fined $2,000 and the Liberty were docked $25,000 “for violating league rules governing […]

Before the New York Liberty became a so-called ‘super team’ when they signed Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot, the first offseason move the team made was to acquire Jonquel Jones from the Connecticut Sun. It was a precursor of sorts to the rest of the Liberty’s offseason moves. It took Jones the first half of […]

Jonquel Jones or even Sabrina Ionescu are expected to become the main X-factors for the Breanna Stewart-led New York Liberty heading into this epic WNBA Finals clash against the Las Vegas Aces. But Betnijah Laney’s play throughout the series will be the difference-maker in determining whether the Liberty will win their first title in franchise […]

The highly-anticipated WNBA Finals between the two league superteams is finally upon us. The No. 2 seed New York Liberty led by 2023 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart will challenge the defending champion Las Vegas Aces led by two-time MVP A’ja Wilson for the right to be crowned 2023 WNBA Champions. This Finals clash between the […]

The WNBA Finals clash between the two league superteams that everybody has been waiting for all season long is official. The No. 1 seeded Las Vegas Aces led by A’ja Wilson will defend their title against the juggernaut New York Liberty led by 2023 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart. Ahead of Game 1 between the Liberty […]

The New York Liberty punched their ticket to the WNBA Finals with a Game 4 semifinal win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. It’s the first WNBA Finals appearance for the Liberty since 2002. They’ll face the defending champion Las Vegas Aces in a best-of-5 series that tips off Oct. 8. Liberty star Jonquel Jones […]

We’re only at the semi-finals portion of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs, yet it seems like the stage is already set for a colossal Finals showdown between the defending champion Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty. There are a lot of reasons to believe an Aces-Liberty finale is a certainty. They were, in fact, […]

No team in the WNBA boasts more star power than the Las Vegas Aces, but the defending champions aren’t the only juggernaut vying for the title as the 2023 playoffs underway. The revamped New York Liberty were every bit as dominant as their Western Conference counterparts during the regular season, and have the frigid winters […]

The New York Liberty entered the 2023 season with a ton of hype. And rightfully so. Already with burgeoning superstar Sabrina Ionescu on their roster after drafting her first overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft, the Liberty made major moves in acquiring two former MVPs last offseason. One of which was Jonquel Jones. Jones won […]

Jonquel Jones and New York Liberty emerged victorious in the Commissioner’s Cup, defeating the Las Vegas Aces 82-63 in a game that was not the high-scoring affair many had anticipated. Despite a poor shooting performance, the Liberty managed to shut down the Aces’ offense and secure their second consecutive win over the team that had […]

It is always going to be a marquee WNBA matchup when the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces face one another. But, fans did not get the game that they wanted from A’ja Wilson as she was clamped up by Vegas. All of this transpired in the Commissioner’s Cup Final with Breanna Stewart and […]

The New York Liberty had a mixed bag of a season in 2022. They finished with a record of 16-20, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. They made the playoffs as the seventh seed, but they were eliminated by the second-seeded Chicago Sky in the first round. After the season, however, they upgraded […]