New York Liberty

New York Liberty
2024 New York Liberty season
New York Liberty logo
ConferenceEastern
LeaguesWNBA
Founded1997
HistoryNew York Liberty
1997–present
ArenaBarclays Center
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Team colorsSeafoam green, black, white[1][2]
     
CEOKeia Clarke
General managerJonathan Kolb
Head coachSandy Brondello
Assistant(s)Olaf Lange
Roneeka Hodges
Zach O'Brien
OwnershipJoseph Tsai & Clara Wu Tsai
Championships1 (2024)
Conference titles6 (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2023, 2024)[note 1]
Commissioner's Cup titles1 (2023)
Websiteliberty.wnba.com
Heroine jersey
Team colours
Heroine
Explorer jersey
Team colours
Explorer
Rebel (until 2023) jersey
Team colours
Rebel (until 2023)

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 part of the league's 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's home games are played at Barclays Center.

The Liberty have qualified for the WNBA playoffs in nineteen of its twenty-eight years. The franchise has been home to many well-known players such as Teresa Weatherspoon, Rebecca Lobo, Becky Hammon, Leilani Mitchell, Essence Carson, Cappie Pondexter, Tina Charles, the team's first-ever No.1 overall draft pick Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and Courtney Vandersloot. The Liberty have three conference championships, and one WNBA championship. They have played in the WNBA Finals six times, defeating the Minnesota Lynx in 2024, and losing to the Houston Comets in 1997, 1999, and 2000, the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002 and the Las Vegas Aces in 2023.

The New York Liberty introduced their Mascot, Ellie the Elephant in 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "A Closer Look Inside: NY Liberty Logo History". Liberty.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "New York Liberty Reproduction Guideline Sheet". WNBA Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Covington, Abigail (2023-10-13). "Have You Ever Seen an Elephant Twerk?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-19.


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