The New York Liberty have played up to expectations as of late after beating the Connecticut Sun on Saturday afternoon. At 2-1, they are righting the ship after a tough opening night loss to the Washington Mystics and now have a busy week ahead.
Following the game against the Sun, The Local W‘s Brian Fleurantin was live on the scene at the Barclays Center and analyzed the latest on the Liberty with Erica Ayala of Black Rosie Media!
Some of the topics we covered were:
- The Liberty making adjustments after halftime
- Kayla Thornton’s excellence coming off the bench
- Expanding media coverage of the WNBA and the importance of the game being free
- The Liberty’s behind-the-scenes docuseries
- Nyara Sabally’s WNBA debut and how she matched the Sun’s physicality
- Emotional homecomings for Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot
- The importance of Betnijah Laney and her ability to defend elite perimeter players across the WNBA
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