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Emma Baccellieri

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton Has Reemerged at Just the Right Time for the Liberty

Laney-Hamilton’s 20 points tied her season high and surpassed what she had done in any game since her surgery. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Betnijah Laney-Hamilton declined to share how she felt physically after Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. As the New York Liberty guard/forward has fought her way back from knee surgery over the last two months, every day has brought challenges in an uneven, occasionally frustrating recovery. But she was happy to share how she felt emotionally.

“This felt really good,” she said with a smile. “I’ve been struggling physically, you know, as I’ve been going through everything, so to see a glimpse of what I’m capable of—it felt really good.”

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