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NY Liberty guard DiDi Richards made her way to Middle Village, Queens to meet with a half-dozen young girls, before surprising them with a shopping spree throughout the store.

Han, now 22, has improved in the intervening years. She’s even grown another inch. “I’ve gotten some muscles,” Han said.

On Sunday afternoon, the New York Liberty (10-11) finished out the pre-Olympics portion of their schedule with a 71-54 loss to the Connecticut Sun (14-6).

The Liberty fall to the Aces. In the loss, Betnijah Laney notched another 20+ scoring output, moving the consecutive game tally to eight to start the season.

The Liberty brought in sharpshooter Sami Whitcomb to bolster their bench.

Welcome to Episode 2 of my offseason series, Liberty 365, which aims to keep you informed about what’s happening while the New York Liberty organization recesses for the winter. The first article caught you up on players overseas; this one takes you to the digital playground.

This cycle of violence is a cycle of trauma, of Black people killed in the streets, or in their beds, or in their cars, of a stream of hashtags that channel tragedy into recurring reminders of the systemic racism deeply forged into America’s foundation.

The New York Liberty played their strongest game of the young season, but fell 84-78 to the Atlanta Dream. In the loss, Sabrina Ionescu turned her ankle and left early.

Across the country, people continue to march, shouldering signs to protest police brutality and the racial injustice that persists in Black America.

On April 17, the WNBA held its 2020 Draft. Due to the social distancing rules brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ESPN-hosted event happened in a virtual format.

On Friday, November 18, 2022, the WNBA named Betnijah Laney of the New York Liberty as the recipient with the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award, an accolade earned for outstanding leadership and commitment to the community.

On the closing night of Athletes Unlimited’s first basketball campaign, nobody wanted the league to end.

Just days after the New York Liberty trounced the Atlanta Dream to climb back to .500, they failed in their encore performance to win the second of the back-to-back set.

After Friday night’s thrilling 90-87 finish, in which Sabrina Ionescu’s last-second three felled the Fever, fans across the WNBA were ready for Sunday afternoon’s encore. This time around, the Liberty made strong adjustments and, coupled with a strong scoring start, controlled the game nearly the entire way through.

We’re now just a week away from February 1, where WNBA free agency is likely to get spicy. With lots of cap space and a whole bunch of needs, the New York Liberty are positioned to make some noise.

The aim of this new series, Liberty 365, is to keep you informed about what’s going on throughout the year, and not just in the months our team takes the court around the United States. Let’s spin the globe and see what’s going on with our favorite Liberty players over in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Many rookies around the league have the luxury of picking their spots on offense, flanked by veterans whose reputations keep defenses honest. Instead, the Liberty often find themselves fielding five first-years at a time, their accumulated court time in the bubble the extent of their professional experience.

Heading into game two of the pandemic-shortened #wubble season, all eyes were on the rookies in Wednesday’s meeting between the New York Liberty and the Dallas Wings.

On June 9, 2019, the Las Vegas Aces made their way to Westchester County Center to clash with the winless New York Liberty.

For Nets Republic, I attended my first-ever red carpet: the premiere of UNFINISHED BUSINESS at the Tribeca Film Festival. New York Liberty franchise legends and current players (stars of the doc) came to watch the debut.

I interviewed DiDi Richards, one of the Liberty's exciting young players, about her rookie campaign, adapting to the league, and that newfound range.

For the league’s silver anniversary, these two franchises battled back and forth for 40 minutes, the Liberty (7-6) emerging victorious over the Sparks (5-7), by a score of 76-73.

Between last week's jersey reveal and today's schedule release, momentum for the #WNBA season is at an all-time high. Next up: the WNBA Draft! We've put together a primer to prep you on the New York Liberty's positioning and outlook.

My goal with Liberty 365 is to keep you informed on all things New York Liberty year-round. So, let’s spin the globe again and see what’s going on with our favorite Liberty players over in the Eastern Hemisphere.

As the playoffs have advanced, the WNBA has slowly trickled out its league awards. The New York Liberty missed out on some of the larger accolades during this tough season, so I decided to hand some out some of my own.

For a team that has struggled to finish, the Liberty showed great poise on Friday night, en route to their first victory in the 2020 campaign.

Instead of doing a traditional post-game recap for the team’s first game, we’ve decided to talk about the game roundtable style.

On Thursday, May 28, espnW held its second annual Summit NYC, an event that brings together women from across the sports industry.