Sights and sounds inside the New York Liberty’s end to the 2026 season where they were swept 3-0 by the Atlanta Dream in the semifinals.
Jackie Powell
Jackie Powell covers the New York Liberty for The IX Basketball and hosts episodes of The IX Sports podcast, where she explores national women's basketball stories. She also has covered women's basketball and the culture of the sport for Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, MSNOW, Yahoo Sports, Harper's Bazaar and SLAM. She also self-identifies as a Lady Gaga stan, is a connoisseur of pop music and is a mental health advocate.
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Atlanta Dream are deferred no more — Allisha Gray playoff status update
The IX Sports: Basketball Insider with Jackie Powell, Oct. 7, 2026
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New York Liberty say they ‘need to be more prepared’ after falling in Game 1 of the semifinals to the Dream
The New York Liberty turned the ball over 21 times in the team’s 92-82 Game 1 semifinals loss to the Atlanta Dream.
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The New York Liberty’s Game 2 victory over the Lynx, told like a procedural melodrama
Tuesday night at Barclays Center felt like a time warp for a team that had struggled to look like a contender
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Breanna Stewart was ‘putting out fires’ in historic Game 1 performance
Sabrina Ionescu on Stewart: ‘I mean, she’s everything’
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Sabrina Ionescu will be key to the New York Liberty advancing past the Lynx
Ionescu finding her form is how the Liberty avoid a second straight first-round playoff exit
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Can the New York Liberty shore up their defense in the final stretch of the regular season?
Why the New York Liberty have struggled defensively and what they’ve done to try to fix it
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Against playoff teams, Liberty’s inconsistencies come into focus
Two straight home games against the Fever and the Valkyries, two of the top five teams in the league, led to more questions than answers for the New York Liberty
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Rebecca Allen has always been ahead of her time
Allen’s career has mirrored evolution of the WNBA and the New York Liberty, where she spent most of her WNBA tenure
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Why Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was waived to make room for Marine Fauthoux
The New York Liberty said goodbye to a franchise legend while signing a rookie point guard to two-year deal
