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Kyrie Irving Commits $1.5 Million to WNBA Players

July 31, 2020

This WNBA season will be different than all others because of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Some players like Natasha Cloud of the Washington Mystics and Renee Montgomery of the Atlanta Dream opted out of...

Joe Harris and Garrett Temple Discuss Race and Justice on Instagram Live

Justin Thomas

June 13, 2020

It’s no secret that we are living in a tumultuous time in the country right now. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen many protests against racial inequality and police brutality in response to the murder of Ge...

Kenny Atkinson Out As Brooklyn Nets Head Coach in Stunning Move

Lucas Kaplan

March 8, 2020

"I think what we debated and what we deliberated on was this was a time where the team needs another voice, and that's where we are at." That's how Nets GM Sean Marks described the rationale for Kenny Atk...

New York Liberty Hire Walt Hopkins as Head Coach

Justin Carter

January 8, 2020

After Wednesday's press conference, it's official: former Minnesota Lynx assistant coach Walt Hopkins is the new head coach for the New York Liberty. Hopkins is the eighth head coach in team history. Hopkin...

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New York Liberty Announce Barclays Center As Home Venue Beginning In 2020

Nets Republic

October 17, 2019

The New York Liberty are moving to Brooklyn. Beginning with the 2020 WNBA season, the team will play its home games at Barclays Center. Thursday's news was originally broken by Ari Chambers of Bleacher Report:...

Long Island Nets Announces New Staff Additions

Nets Republic

September 20, 2019

Long Island Nets Press Release The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have named Ronnie Burrell and Mike Babul as assistant coaches on Head Coach Shaun Fein’s staff ahead of th...

New York Liberty Secure First-Ever No. 1 Pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft

Nets Republic

September 18, 2019

For the first time in franchise history, the New York Liberty will own the WNBA’s top draft selection, as determined by the WNBA Draft Lottery 2020 presented by State Farm® on Tuesday night. The Liberty secured...

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving Are Nets

Justin Carter

July 1, 2019

It happened. People have been talking for months about the possibility of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving teaming up in Brooklyn. At some point, I started believing the Irving half of that rumor, but adding...

Amanda Zahui B Shines in New York Liberty Preseason Loss To Atlanta Dream

Nets Republic

May 15, 2019

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Liberty 22 19 18 28 87 Dream 13 21 23 35 92 UNCASVILLE, CT – Amanda Zahui B scored the first basket and went on to lead all scorers with 20 poin...

NY Liberty To Open Preseason May 9th At Barclays Center Against Chinese National Team

Nets Republic

May 3, 2019

NEW YORK, NY–May 3, 2019– The first look at the 2019 New York Liberty team will come on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, when the Liberty host the Chinese Women’s National Team, also marking the f...