Spike Lee paced up and down the sideline of the court at Barclays Center, decked out in a Sabrina Ionescu jersey, signed Sabrina 2 sneakers and a red Yankees cap. An unmistakable courtside presence, Lee jumped, clapped, chirped and clutched his face through a chaotic WNBA Finals Game 1 between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx.
Perhaps it’s fitting that someone so woven into the lore of American basketball was on hand for such an instantly iconic playoff battle Thursday. He seemed right at home too, mirroring the antics that have made him a fixture at New York Knicks games through the years. But Lee’s relatively new to this New York game experience, making his Liberty Barclays Center debut last month during the team’s semifinal series.
