New York Liberty fans hoping for something definitive on Breanna Stewart’s injury status after their Game 1 win over the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Playoffs on Sunday will be disappointed.
Game 1 of the New York Liberty-Phoenix Mercury playoff series set the tone for a first-round showdown between two of the WNBA's top teams. Natasha Cloud poured in 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and Breanna Stewart added 18 points and six rebounds before exiting with a left-knee injury late in overtime.
She was the heroine Gotham (basketball) deserves and maybe even the one it needs right now. For the New York Liberty on Sunday, she was a silent guardian, a watchful protector, a ...
It was deja (seafoam) blue all over again for the New York Liberty in their 2025 postseason opener. The Liberty's first sequel to their 2024 championship
Defending league champion New York Liberty's playoff-opening victory in Phoenix on Sunday night was tempered by an apparent knee injury to All-Star forward Breanna Stewart in overtime.
Natasha Cloud tied a season high with 23 points, Breanna Stewart added 18 and the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty took a 76-69 overtime victory over the host Phoenix Mercury in the first game of their playoff series Sunday.
For New York Liberty head coach, it's nothing personal ... just business. The tenured WNBA boss is set to embark on her latest playoff run, set to guide the Liberty in the knockout stage of the franchise's first postseason championship defense.
The No. 4-seed Phoenix Mercury (27-17) and No. 5-seed New York Liberty (27-17) will begin their first-round series in the 2025 WNBA playoffs this Sunday, Sept.
The New York Liberty literally have their Ducks in a row at the perfect time. Over the last two games of a rollercoaster regular season, the Liberty enjoyed the respective returns of Oregon alumnae Sabrina Ionescu and Nyara Sabally, both back from injury just in time for the upcoming playoff run that begins on Sunday in Phoenix (5 p.m.
The New York Liberty are in the playoffs. It didn’t happen how they wanted or how anyone who follows the league could have expected, but they’re in the field.
The New York Liberty are healthy at the right time. The Liberty will begin defense of their WNBA title in a first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a full complement of players, a rarity this season.
At this point, the New York Liberty is well-used to playing with a shrunken contingent, so considering them perfectly prepared for the postseason journey ahead.
Head coach Sandy Brondello is so confident in her current New York Liberty group because it can literally act like it has been there before. The Liberty's
The journey to defend 2024 WNBA championship has officially begun for the New York Liberty. The 2025 WNBA regular season hasn’t exactly gone as planned for the Liberty due to several injuries, specifically to Breanna Stewart.
There have rarely been nights that encapsulate the phrase “there’s light at the end of the tunnel” than the one the Liberty endured last Tuesday. New York lost 66-58 to the Golden State Valkyries, and the offense appeared to be in slow motion throughout.
The New York Liberty entered the season with championship expectations, and Natasha Cloud quickly proved why she was one of the smartest signings in free agency.
The Phoenix Mercury squandered an opportunity to pull even with the Atlanta Dream for second in the WNBA standings on Saturday following an upset 87-84 road loss to the Connecticut Sun (11-31).
Most members of the women's basketball community pegged the New York Liberty as a favorite to win a WNBA championship in 2025. Of course, one reason for this is that they're the defending champions, for the Liberty secured the franchise's first title in 2024.