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The New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. New York earned the win with stars such as Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones leading the way throughout the season. Rookie Leonie Fiebich also stepped up for the Liberty in 2024. Fiebich reflected on her WNBA Finals run with the Liberty […]

The New York Liberty had the last laugh over the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces during Thursday’s celebration parade. ClutchPoints’ Russell Steinberg tweeted a photo of a gravestone with the Lynx and Aces logo on it. Not to mention, it also had Lynx guard Courtney Williams, and Aces guard Kelsey Plum on it. […]

While celebrating the New York Liberty’s 2024 WNBA Finals victory with her teammates and fans during the Liberty’s championship parade in New York, All-Star Breanna Stewart made a special request. After beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a do-or-die Game 5, clinching the series 3-2 as the city celebrated the franchise’s first WNBA […]

Women’s professional basketball pushed Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese off the scene in late September. Fans and front offices will worry about the WNBA’s looming CBA situation later. There are some huge milestones worth recognizing now. Specifically, some WNBA champions took center stage over the last week of October and set records the headlining rookies […]

Leonie Fiebich wasn’t in the WNBA last year. She wasn’t on the court when Courtney Vandersloot’s last-second shot sailed long, giving the Las Vegas Aces a title-clinching win on the New York Liberty’s home court. But once she joined the Liberty, she knew what effect that game had. The returnees from that team called it […]

Spike Lee is going viral, and it’s not because of a film announcement. The Brooklyn native and basketball superfan is all over the internet for his reaction during the WNBA Finals game on Sunday, Oct. 20. The Oscar-winning director dropped to his knees courtside as Liberty went into overtime. Spike going through it pic.twitter.com/jC2CMerwM0 — […]

Jonquel Jones was named the 2024 WNBA Finals MVP but it is not an overstatement to say the New York Liberty would not have won the title without reserve forward Nyara Sabally. The lesser-known sister of Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally received an ovation from the crowd during the trophy ceremony. After the Liberty’s Game […]

The New York Liberty took home their first championship in franchise history on Sunday night despite some unusual circumstances. In the decisive Game 5 of the championship series against the Minnesota Lynx, it wasn’t superstars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu doing the heavy lifting. Instead, the rest of the team had to pick up the […]

The only stat that matters is the final score, and when the buzzer sounded at Barclays Center on Sunday night, the scoreboard showed that the New York Liberty are WNBA champions. With their 67-62 overtime win over the Minnesota Lynx, the Liberty captured their first championship in franchise history. And as one of the WNBA’s […]

The New York Liberty’s first WNBA championship has everyone going crazy about what the team accomplished, especially WNBA Hall-of-Famer Lisa Leslie. She took to X and shared her thoughts about the franchise securing its first title. “Congratulations to the @nyliberty and its amazing fans!!! @breannastewart you did it with an amazing team effort🗽#CongratsEllie.” Leslie understands […]

The 2024 WNBA Finals was a classic clash that punctuated a watershed campaign, but it is at risk of being marred by controversy and bad optics. After disputable officiating late in the decisive Game 5, which allowed the New York Liberty to tie the score in regulation and defeat the Minnesota Lynx in overtime, 67-62, […]

In what was a scrappy Game 5 that went all the way to overtime, it was the New York Liberty that came out on top against the Minnesota Lynx, 67-62, to win their first championship in franchise history. But for a second, it seemed as though another golden chance to win a title would escape […]

The New York Liberty became the last team standing in the 2024 WNBA season after outlasting the Minnesota Lynx in a five-game series that ended on Sunday. It was a wild ride for both teams, with New York ending up with the WNBA title after winning Game 5 to the tune of a 67-62 score. […]

The 2024 WNBA season is finally over but it surely did not reach its conclusion without some bit of controversy in the final game of the campaign. During Sunday’s Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx at Barclays Center, some fans felt that the officiating was favoring […]

Sunday was a day to remember for New York Liberty star guard Sabrina Ionescu. For one, she finally won her first WNBA title when New York defeated the Minnesota Lynx at Barclays Center, 67-62. Then there was the hilarious but painful moment she found herself in while posing for photos with the WNBA Finals trophy. […]

Despite scornful comments on the officiating from Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, Sandy Brondello has no issue with how Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals went down. Of course, Brondello is content with the New York Liberty winning its first championship under her guidance, but she still noted that she believes officiating is a […]

Cheryl Reeve and the Minnesota Lynx fell to the New York Liberty 67-62 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday night, with overtime overshadowed by the controversial events at the end of regulation. With less than a minute left in the winner-take-all, the Lynx were ahead 60-58 when Breanna Stewart tied the score […]

Sports analyst and First Take host Stephen A Smith went bonkers on social media after the New York Liberty have won their first-ever WNBA Championship over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of the Finals on Sunday at the Barclays Center. Despite Sabrina Ionescu making WNBA history for an abysmal shooting night, finishing with five […]

The New York Liberty have done it. After coming up short in 2023 when they lost to the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Finals, Sabrina Ionescu and company have finally reached the top after taking down the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night at Barclays Center, 67-62. For the first time in franchise history, the […]

Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx got everyone’s attention. Even Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James watched how the championship series unfolded, as he even dropped a strong reaction to a seemingly controversial call near the end of regulation. Lakers star LeBron James reacts […]

The Minnesota Lynx take on the New York Liberty. Our WNBA Finals odds series has our Lynx Liberty prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Lynx Liberty. We have arrived at the last game of the 2024 WNBA season, the fifth and deciding game of a memorable and riveting WNBA Finals series between […]

The 2024 WNBA Finals is going to see a fifth game and All-Star forward Angel Reese could not be more excited for it. The Minnesota Lynx forced the final game by topping the New York Liberty in Game 4 to even the series at 2-2. Reese showed her excitement for the final game of the […]

Sandy Brondello isn’t asking her New York Liberty to do anything they haven’t done multiple times in the WNBA Finals. Her ask is simple: Get off the mat and win a game. They did it in Game 2, responding to an all-time meltdown in the first game to hold off another Minnesota Lynx comeback. They […]

The New York Liberty lost a heartbreaker in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx on Friday, which means there will be a decisive Game 5 to determine who is going to win it all. The officiating in this series has been questionable at times and the Liberty were the victim of […]

The New York Liberty have taken a 2-1 lead over the Minnesota Lynx in the 2024 WNBA Finals and much of that is thanks to Sabrina Ionescu and her unmatched clutch gene. She’s also been on fire ever since Oregon Football took down Ohio State in last week’s marquee matchup, attesting that her Oregon-inspired Nike […]

The New York Liberty are amid an action-packed WNBA Finals series against the Minnesota Lynx. After dropping Game 1, New York stormed back for a home Game 2 win, but Game 3’s victory was unlike any other. Sabrina Ionescu made an epic shot to give New York the win, and she revealed the comical response […]

The New York Liberty take on the Minnesota Lynx. Check out our WNBA Finals odds series for our Liberty-Lynx prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Liberty Lynx. The New York Liberty, as we mentioned after Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals, had never led a WNBA Finals series in franchise history. […]

When Sabrina Ionescu drained consecutive three-pointers to send the New York Liberty up 2-1 in the WNBA Finals, ESPN host Stephen A. Smith thought of someone special instantaneously… the late Kobe Bryant. “When I saw [Sabrina Ionescu] step to that side & drill that three and then react the way that she did like, ‘Yeah […]

The New York Liberty erased a 15-point deficit in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, and while Sabrina Ionescu’s game-winning shot with one second left will deservingly get the most attention, Breanna Stewart made the win possible with her efforts to close the gap, and Ionescu made that clear when speaking […]

The New York Liberty is now just one win away from securing the 2024 WNBA title, thanks to Sabrina Ionescu. With the game tied at 77, Ionescu nailed a game-winning three-pointer to clinch an 80-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx. NBA legend Steph Curry was among those praising Ionescu’s clutch performance Curry hyped Ionescu with […]

The New York Liberty stunned the Minnesota Lynx at home in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals thanks to an incredible game-winner by Sabrina Ionescu that put New York up 80-77 with only a second remaining. Prior to the game, Ionescu was named to the All-WNBA Second Team, along with teammate Jonquel Jones, while Breanna […]

As the New York Liberty chase the franchise’s first WNBA Championship in 2024, head coach Sandy Brondello continues to make history of her own. With Wednesday’s win in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, Brondello moved into second place on the WNBA’s all-time playoff wins list. Ironically, the only coach that […]

It was Sabrina Ionescu’s fifth dribble — the one where she crossed over to her right hand, staring down her Minnesota Lynx defender, Kayla McBride. With time ticking down in a tie game, that’s when there was no doubt Ionescu would take the last shot for the New York Liberty. She just had that look. […]

Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier is having one of the most dominant playoff runs in WNBA history as she fights to win her first WNBA Championship. During a pivotal Game 3 against the New York Liberty, Collier continued to make history. A second half bucket gave Collier 20 points for the night and 247 for […]

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty had their hands full against the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday night. After trailing by as many as 15 points, the Liberty came back and beat the Lynx 80-77 off clutch performances. Stewart played a vital role in New York’s rally. The […]

The New York Liberty are one win away from their first WNBA championship after taking down the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday. Despite setting a new home attendance record in team history, the Lynx could not stop Sabrina Ionescu from hitting the back-breaking triple that put the Liberty up […]

The New York Liberty took a 2-1 series lead in the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx, putting them one win away from their first championship in franchise history. It was a game winner from Sabrina Ionescu that sealed the win for the Liberty. Following the game, Sabrina Ionescu reacted to her game winner that […]

The New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx have been deadlocked in a classic series in the WNBA Finals. After two roller coaster games in New York saw each team pick up a win, a pivotal Game 3 in Minnesota went down to the wire. With the game hanging in the balance and overtime on […]

The New York Liberty engaged in a thrilling Game 3 of their WNBA Finals matchup against the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night. New York found themselves down early but they stormed back under the leadership of Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu. Moreover, Ionescu’s late-game heroics caught the attention of Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, Dallas […]