On Monday night, the New York Liberty began their highly-anticipated 2021 WNBA season with a closed scrimmage in Connecticut against the Sun. Both teams suited in practice jerseys, saving their official threads for the real games which begin in only 12 days.
Joe Tsai who bought the Liberty from James Dolan a little more than two years ago has been upgrading both the team’s roster and facilities this off-season in hopes of ending the franchise’s three-year slump in which they’ve finished 7-27, 10-24 and 2-20. In addition to being their first year in Brooklyn, the Liberty is celebrating its 25th anniversary.