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The New York Liberty checked off the last items on their 2024 title to-do list on Saturday afternoon, accepting their championship rings and raising a championship banner into the rafters at Barclays Center before their season-opening win over the Las Vegas Aces. The arena was packed, the fans were loud and the emotions ran high […]

As many people are theorizing whether the New York Liberty can repeat as WNBA champions, there is no doubt that the team itself believes it can. While there has been some agreement with the statement that the Liberty are favorites to win it all once again, the team would be recognized for winning the title […]

The New York Liberty are playing the Las Vegas Aces in their 2025 regular season opener on Saturday. Natasha Cloud — who was acquired during the offseason — did not waste too much time before scoring her first points with her new team. Video via the WNBA on X, formerly Twitter: Welcome to New York, […]

While fans predict if the New York Liberty will repeat as WNBA champions, there is a legend of the game that has them as the favorite to win it all, rather than the hype for the Minnesota Lynx this season. After the Liberty won the championship in 2024, there is no doubt massive expectations for […]

Coming into the 2025 WNBA season, the New York Liberty lost a key piece of their 2024 championship team when Courtney Vandersloot returned to the Chicago Sky in free agency. But the Liberty were able to secure a replacement on their roster for this upcoming season when they acquired former WNBA champion Natasha Cloud in […]

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu had multiple reasons to celebrate before the final game of the 2025 WNBA preseason. Not only did Ionescu receive a day in her honor from the city of Eugene ahead of her return to Oregon, but she also got to share a fun bonding moment with her family and […]

Part of the reason the New York Liberty took the leap from contender to champion in 2024 was because the team vastly improved its bench over the previous season. For New York to repeat as WNBA champs, its new-look bench will have to prove itself too. As the preseason rolls on, second-year guard Marquesha Davis […]

New York Liberty general manager Jonathan Kolb’s whiteboard has become famous around the WNBA. It’s how, before 2023 free agency, he drew up the plans to assemble a super-team, writing three names: Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot and Jonquel Jones. Kolb brought all three to New York. Two years later, he has nabbed his next whiteboard […]

After a few years of chasing the big one, the New York Liberty finally broke through in 2024, winning the WNBA championship for the first time in franchise history by defeating the Minnesota Lynx in a hard-fought five-game series. The Liberty have assembled such a deep roster, with Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart being the […]

Veteran WNBA guard and former WNBA champion Natasha Cloud is taking her talents to the Big Apple. The 33-year-old Cloud has been traded to the New York Liberty, as announced by the Connecticut Sun on Sunday night. ” Today, the Connecticut Sun announced that the organization has acquired the No. 7 overall pick in the […]

After the Phoenix Mercury traded for Alyssa Thomas, former point guard Natasha Cloud was the main name thrown into the mix. General manager Nick U’Ren saw the opportunity to trade for the six-time All-WNBA forward and went through it. However, it didn’t come without some backlash. For instance, Cloud dropped a Mercury bombshell following the […]

The Natasha Cloud and Phoenix Mercury trade was one that many didn’t expect. Although the Mercury made a massive trade for Alyssa Thomas, someone of Cloud’s character and skill wasn’t expected to be part of the move. In her lone year with the team, she made an immediate impression on her teammates and the fanbase. […]

Days before the Unrivaled season began, it wasn’t long until Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud made some recruiting efforts to Satou Sabally. After Sabally planned a shocking Dallas Wings departure, saying she won’t play for them in 2025. As a result, she’s set to hit the open market as a free agent. As of writing […]

Years ago, Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud began to hear about rumblings of a basketball league. That league would become Unrivaled. The 3×3 league, put together by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart has been the talk of the WNBA offseason. The 36-player league will feature an eight-week season that runs from January 17 to March […]

History was made in the Unrivaled League on Saturday as Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud reunited with Brittney Griner in the first-ever trade. After Griner and Cloud joined Unrivaled, they’ll be on the same team once more. However, it wasn’t that way before Saturday. Cloud was traded from the Lunar Owls to the Phantom Basketball […]

With the WNBA expansion draft only weeks away, the league is prepared to add the Golden State Valkyries. However, each team can have players stripped away at any moment. For the Phoenix Mercury, they should look to preserve two players; Kahleah Copper and Natasha Cloud. For starters, Copper had a career year with the Mercury. […]

The Phoenix Mercury’s Game 1 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, presented some silver linings for the three-time WNBA champions. Mercury point guard Natasha Cloud had quite the game. She posted 33 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds while shooting 14-for-23 and nailing four three-pointers. A tightly contested stepback three by Lynx forward Bridget Carlton sealed […]

Natasha Cloud and Diana Taurasi both received their seventh technical foul of the season during their loss against the Las Vegas Aces on Sept. 1. In the second quarter, Cloud was playing defense on Kelsey Plum and she thought there should have been a foul called, but there wasn’t. Could then went to the officials […]

Phoenix Mercury star guard Natasha Cloud is set to be suspended for Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Dream after picking up her seventh technical foul of the season on Sunday. The incident occurred during the first half of the Mercury’s game against the Las Vegas Aces where Cloud  had a boisterous reaction toward an official […]

A Monday night in Phoenix presented a plethora of historic accolades. Brittney Griner eclipsed 800 blocks, Diana Taurasi moved into fourth on the all-time assist list, and Natasha Cloud recorded the most assists in a single season for the Mercury. Still, the 84-70 loss to the New York Liberty left a lingering sour taste for […]

Natasha Cloud made a memorable return to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as the Phoenix Mercury secured a 96-87 victory over the Washington Mystics. Cloud, who spent the first eight years of her WNBA career with the Mystics, contributed 12 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Mercury, narrowly missing a triple-double. Cloud, a 2015 […]

Following Phoenix Mercury’s 83-72 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Monday, guard Natasha Cloud didn’t mince words about the team’s defensive struggles. Despite the offensive capabilities and the shots they were able to create, Cloud stressed the critical need for better defense if the team wants to win future games. “For me, it’s not about […]

In an emotional, high-stakes game, Natasha Cloud’s impressive 14-point performance led the Phoenix Mercury to an 83-80 win over the Washington Mystics Thursday. The former Mystics guard, who signed with the Mercury in the off-season, didn’t hold back in expressing the motivation that drove her throughout the game. Cloud, Washington’s all-time assists leader, has had […]

Natasha Cloud, a key figure in the Washington Mystics’ lineup and a 2019 WNBA champion, is making a significant move in her career. After spending eight years with the Mystics, Cloud is expected to sign with the Phoenix Mercury. The news was first reported on Thursday by Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV. This decision […]

The 2023 WNBA season was a tough one for the Washington Mystics. The suffered through a season chalk full of injuries during which Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins, Shakira Austin and Kristi Toliver all missed significant time this year with Austin and Toliver unavailable for the playoffs. But despite that, the Mystics managed to keep […]

Natasha Cloud bore the weight of the world on her shoulders as the Washington Mystics’ best player; not only does she have to carry the load on offense, she also has to guard one of the New York Liberty’s best players, Sabrina Ionescu, on the other end of the floor. But in the end, even […]

Natasha Cloud and the Washington Mystics’ 2023 WNBA season is over. That’s after they fell prey to Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty in Game 2 of their first-round series in the 2023 WNBA playoffs. Tuesday night’s 90-85 overtime loss to New York sealed the fate of the Mystics, but not before Cloud put […]

Don’t confuse Natasha Cloud’s burning competitive fire for disrespect. After her epic performance in her team’s season-ending loss to the New York Liberty, the Washington Mystics veteran expressed adoration for on-court rival Sabrina Ionescu and the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Cloud backed up her pre-game warning to New York of a “rude awakening” […]

With their backs against the wall, Natasha Cloud and the Washington Mystics weren’t about to go down without a fight against the New York Liberty, the team that posted the second-best record in the WNBA this past season. Despite facing heavy odds, Cloud and the Mystics made it a close-run thing throughout the game, even […]

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud made franchise history on Tuesday. She became the first Mystics player ever to record 30 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a playoff game, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. Natasha Cloud led all scorers in the Game 2 of the Mystics’ first-round playoff series against the New York Liberty on […]

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty are headed to the WNBA playoffs semifinal round after completing a sweep of the Washington Mystics in the first round with a 90-85 victory Tuesday night. Stewart was simply sensational all throughout the contest, as she led all New York players with 27 points on 9-for-25 shooting from […]

If you’re wondering what is keeping Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James busy on this Tuesday night, it’s the WNBA playoffs. The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and future Basketball Hall of Famer was watching the Washington Mystics and the New York Liberty go at each other at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and one player […]

The Washington Mystics will have their backs against the wall in Game 2 of their first round series against the New York Liberty, and Mystics star Natasha Cloud is very confident about guarding Sabrina Ionescu in the game, claiming she will be guarding her for 40 minutes, according to Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post. […]

The WNBA playoff picture is becoming finalized in the final days of the regular season. The Washington Mystics, who had already clinched a playoff berth, will be locked into the No. 7 seed following their loss on Friday against the Atlanta Dream. Even so, just the fact that they got to the playoffs is an […]

Tuesday night should have been one of joy and elation for Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud. She and the Mystics clinched a playoff spot with a 23-point victory over the Phoenix Mercury, a win that was clouded by an off-the-court incident between Cloud and a fan after the game. Cloud rifled off a three-post thread […]

Politics and the world of sports often intertwine. These high-profile men and women are sometimes figureheads and catalysts for change as most people resonate with them. None have been more vocal about their stances on certain issues recently than Washington Mystics’ Natasha Cloud and Enes Kanter Freedom. The former NBA player reacted with much disdain […]

Earlier today, Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner saw her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug smuggling get rejected by a Russian court. The news, while expected, was unsettling for WNBA players and beyond as today marked the 250th day Griner has been imprisoned (the United States has declared her wrongfully detained). University of […]