Not a lot of time to recover, eh? The New York Liberty are fresh off competing in what amounted to the WNBA’s mid-season showcase, not only defeating the Las Vegas Aces in the 2023 Commissioner’s Cup to bring home the Liberty franchise’s first piece of hardware, but then losing to the Las Vegas Aces (in a normal regular-season game) in the only contest on the WNBA calendar on Thursday. Almost like the league’s schedule-makers had some foresight!
As if the Thursday loss didn’t damper Tuesday’s celebratory mood enough, Friday night brings an entirely different challenge for the Liberty.