WNBA Announces Historic News After Liberty's Blowout Win Against Angel Reese, Sky
WNBA Announces Historic News After Liberty's Blowout Win Against Angel Reese, Sky originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
To say that the New York Liberty have been an absolute force in the WNBA this season would be a huge understatement at this point. The defending champs proved that again on Tuesday night as they produced another dominant performance, this time taking down Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in an 85-66 blowout at Barclays Center.
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Sabrina Ionescu once again led the path for New York in this one, dropping a game-high 23 points (on 9-of-14 from the floor), seven assists, four steals, two blocks and two triples in 27 minutes of play.
Reese did all she could for the Sky, securing a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double. It was far from enough, though.
This was the Liberty's ninth straight victory, which extended their franchise record for their best start to a season at 9-0.
The league took to social media to double down on this milestone, while also announcing another bit of history for New York.
"New York is off to their best start in franchise history and is now tied for the fourth-longest winning streak to begin a WNBA season in league history!" the league posted on X.
For what it's worth, the record for the longest streak to start a season belongs to the Minnesota Lynx, who got off to a 13-0 start in 2016.
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The Liberty are now just four wins away from matching that record, and they will be looking to keep it going on Saturday when they return to action against the Indiana Fever.
New York Liberty forwards Jonquel Jones (35) and Breanna Stewart (30) and guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) watching a game from the bench.Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
It remains to be seen at this point if Caitlin Clark, who has missed five straight games due to a quad injury, will be ready to play on Saturday at Barclays Center for the Fever, who just suffered a 77-58 blowout loss against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday.
Regardless of Clark's status for the game, the Liberty will be fully determined to get their 10th straight win come Saturday.
Related: Angel Reese Issues Statement After Chicago Sky's Troubling News
Related: WNBA Makes Official Statement on Caitlin Clark in Fever-Sky Game
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
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