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Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in New York City
The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1997 and is one of the eight original franchises of the league. The team is owned by Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, the majority owners of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center.
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In a historic first-round upset, the New York Liberty swept the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx to become the first 8-seed in WNBA history to eliminate a 1-seed. Despite a frustrating regular season under coach Chris DeMarco, the Liberty’s star core—led by Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones—dominated the…
The Minnesota Lynx face elimination in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs as the New York Liberty look to sweep the league's top team.
Tuesday night at Barclays Center felt like a time warp for a New York Liberty team that had struggled to look like a contender all season.