There will be no playoffs again this season for Joe Tsai’s New York Liberty. The Libs were eliminated from the post-season following a loss to the Phoenix Mercury, 95-82, in White Plains.
it’s the second straight year that the New Yorkers will be without a playoff invite. They are 9-21 with four to play. The loss to the Merc was their third straight and the 14th in their last 16.
Bria Hartley, the team’s French guard, expressed her frustration to Brian Heyman of Newsday.
“As a professional athlete, you want to go out there and play on the biggest stage and you want to play in the playoffs,” Hartley said after scoring 18 points.