New York Liberty basketball team honored with ticker-tape parade in Canyon of Heroes
Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan
By DOUG FEINBERG
Published - Oct 24, 2024, 02:58 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:00 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan.
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined the thousands who lined the streets on Thursday.
The Liberty won the franchise's first championship, defeating the Minnesota Lynx in overtime in a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
“(To) see how many people were in the crowd, smiling, celebrating the Liberty," Ionescu said. "It really puts into perspective what it means to bring a championship to this city and how it really takes everyone.”
