It’s really great for the Big Apple.
The New York Liberty have a lot of flash and dash going on with their branding and appearances in the Big Apple, but they’ve never had a WNBA championship next to their name — ever. the team won First title in franchise history Sunday night after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in a thrilling 67-62 overtime victory in the decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. (Related: Caitlin Clark earns All-WNBA First Team honors not seen in the league in nearly 20 years)
liberty forward Jonquel Jones He led New York, one of the original WNBA franchises, with 17 points on the stat sheet. Liberty has appeared in the Finals five times, losing each time, including in the 2023 season. But this time, they finally overcame the odds and Liberty can now call herself a champion.
The Liberty’s title win gave New York City its first basketball championship in 51 years, the last time the Knicks won a ring in 1973.
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“After 28 years…the New York Liberty are WNBA Champions!” pic.twitter.com/NNQXdv4EvY
— NBA (@NBA) October 21, 2024
I fought hard and won. New York Liberty has its own hardware 🏆 pic.twitter.com/WGZgqsp68A
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
Nike also released a cool ad to commemorate Liberty’s victory.
A monumental statement and a ring to match. pic.twitter.com/O24Q8exf2i
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) October 21, 2024
New York City, thank the Lord for your freedom. Because your football team isn’t doing anything either right now.
Honestly, you couldn’t write a better script than this. 🎬
My latest article: Eagles’ Saquon Barkley had an incredibly powerful day against the Giants, silencing the New York boobies in bad fashion
Read and watch here 👉 https://t.co/P9F7N6zcQ3 pic.twitter.com/AnNaP00BSY
— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 20, 2024
So the Jets contest the play, allow Ulbrich to drop the flag, miss the ball before the flag is thrown, score a touchdown, have XP blocked, have the penalty called and reversed, go for two and end up with the conversion. try.
That’s the most dysfunctional New York Jets shit in history.
— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPow3ll) October 21, 2024
Now that we’re talking about the WNBA, when will Miami get a team?
