Tag: basketball

Boogie on the basketball court: Brooklynettes dance team to host open auditions on June 28

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Jun. 10, 2025 By Jada Camille The Brooklynettes are opening their ranks to new dancers this summer.  The Brooklyn Nets’ dance team is hosting auditions for their upcoming season on June 28. Aspiring dancers aged 18 and older are invited to showcase their talent at St. Joseph’s College, as the team searches for new…

New York Liberty to open ‘player-led’ $80M practice facility in Greenpoint

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Mar. 27, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The party isn’t over for the WNBA championship-winning New York Liberty, which will open a state-of-the-art new practice facility in Greenpoint in 2027. The $80 million, 75,000-square-foot facility, to be constructed in an old lightbulb factory at the edge of the Newtown Creek, will be entirely funded by…

Back in the game! East New York basketball courts renovated as part of $1.8M initiative

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Oct. 31, 2024 By Jada Camille The city on Wednesday unveiled the new and improved basketball courts at Breukelen Ballfield in East New York.  With a significant investment from the Social Justice Fund — run by Clara Wu Tsai, who owns the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty alongside her husband Joe Tsai…

From Brooklyn, with love: A letter from fans to the New York Liberty, the team that brought home a WNBA Championship

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Oct. 28, 2024 By Jada Camille Nearly impossible to ignore, the words “Liberty” and “champions” have echoed across New York City since the New York Liberty clinched its first championship title in 28 years last week. The city celebrated the victory with seafoam green displays lighting up landmarks and an emotional ticker-tape parade through Manhattan’s…

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of a championship: City celebrates team’s first WNBA finals win

The Ladies get the ring! After a stellar season and a thrilling playoff series, New York Liberty celebrates their first WNBA Championship win.

Oct. 21, 2024 By Jada Camille New York Liberty secured their first WNBA Championship in the team’s 28-year history, and the city is in celebratory chaos. As the buzzer rang out at the 18,090-strong arena crowd, the Liberty, with a heart-stopping 67-62 victory, celebrated their first title and their first-ever finals win after six…

WNBA championship a dream realized for Liberty superstars Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones

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Oct. 21, 2024 By Joe Pantorno As the clock hit zeroes in overtime, clinching the New York Liberty’s first-ever WNBA title, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones immediately found each other and embraced — one of the final brushstrokes of a masterpiece once thought impossible to commission. “I’ve been manifesting this moment for a while.…

New York Liberty win first-ever WNBA championship with Game 5 OT win over Minnesota Lynx

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Oct. 21, 2024 By Mill Bacchus The New York Liberty have won their first WNBA championship in franchise history after taking Game 5 from the Minnesota Lynx in an overtime thriller, 67-62. New York was led by Jonquel Jones with 17 points and forward Breanna Stewart with 13 points, including the game-winning free throws.…