The New York Liberty find themselves in a familiar spot: missing Natasha Howard. How can they soothe the blow of her loss?
After a relatively sweaty Game One victory over the Boston Celtics, in which neither team played well, Game Two was a 48-minute exhibition of basketball dominance.
The resilient New York Liberty ended a daunting stretch on a strong note, topping the Dallas Wings in the latter part of a back-to-back.
A Sabrina triple-double, Betnijah Laney the scoring machine, and… well, Tina Charles singlehandedly picking apart her former team. But it’s fine. Really.
After a blowout loss, the Liberty defeated the Sky behind key performances from Betnijah Laney and Sabrina Ionescu.
It didn't start pretty, and it wasn't a gorgeous ending either. But you gotta win the ugly ones, as they say, and the Nets did just that.
When James Harden was out with an injury, the Nets missed his scoring, sure. But Harden also improves everyone around him.
Tina Charles took her revenge, scoring 34 points while dealing her former New York Liberty comrades their first loss of the season.
Circumstances make it difficult to grade the Tina Charles trade, but the New York Liberty are near a place where they can say it was worth it.
Following the New York Liberty waiving Layshia Clarendon, Christine Salek and Dani Bar-Lavi discuss his impact on their lives as fans, writers, and nonbinary people in sports.
Bruce Brown may not be the modern archetype of a role player, but no amount of praise is too high for the job he did for the Nets in 2020-21.
Having a star like Sabrina Ionescu on your team is one thing. Having a team around her to make plays (and turn her assists into points) is even better.