LAS VEGAS -- The New York Liberty are one of the WNBA's original franchises dating back to 1997 and have played for the league title four times. But they had never won a championship -- until Tuesday.
And even if it was an in-season title, it meant a lot to the Liberty to win the Commissioner's Cup trophy after an 82-63 win over the Las Vegas Aces.
The Liberty talked before the game about the importance of finally winning some hardware for the franchise, and now they have that. Plus, as the Cup championship team, the players each earned $30,000.