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Liberty Win First WNBA Title, Ending New York City's 50-Year Basketball Drought

Oct 21, 2024, 02:38 AM

The New York Liberty won their first WNBA championship in franchise history, defeating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a winner-take-all Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. The victory ends a 28-year wait for the Liberty and brings New York City's first basketball championship in 50 years, since the Knicks' title in 1973. The decisive game took place in Brooklyn, where Sabrina Ionescu, who declared 'New York or nowhere,' led her team to victory. The Liberty's triumph marks a historic moment, energizing New Yorkers and ending the city's basketball title drought.