After defeating the Las Vegas Aces in four games, the New York Liberty are in the WNBA Finals. However, you might wonder when the Liberty last made a Finals appearance.
Here’s the answer: It was just last season, and they played *checks notes* the Aces.
That’s right. The team New York eliminated during this year’s semifinals was the same team that edged out the Liberty in 2023 for a WNBA championship. It likely explains why the Liberty trolled the Aces after winning with a pair of Timberland boots on Vegas’ home court logo. New York did not forget about the Aces celebrating a championship on its floor.
Here’s a look at Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu discussing what it means to return to the WNBA Finals and what it took to get there.