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We Are: New York Liberty

The Players' Tribune presents "We Are: New York Liberty," an immersive look inside the WNBA powerhouse team in the East.

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People spend their lives running from places like mine. Thing is, you can’t run from the place that made you because it is you.

Tanisha Wright

Despite elimination from the WNBA playoffs, the New York Liberty achievement still burns bright.

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It seemed fated that Liberty University graduate Avery Warley-Talbert would find her professional home with the WNBA's New York Liberty.

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From the Garden State to the Garden, Essence Carson's grit and ever-cool have anchored the New York Liberty since she was drafted No. 7 overall in 2008

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As director of player performance for the New York Liberty, Laura Ramus is the healing hands, the motivating voice, the trusted confidant and "the selfless glue

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No more games. It's playoff time. After losing a double-overtime heartbreaker in Game 1 of the their first-round series against the...

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From embattled Brooklyn to the glory of the Garden, Epiphanny Prince is New York.

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When I first came to New York, I didn’t talk much. More like, I didn’t talk at all.

Brittany Boyd

The New York Liberty's last home game of their record-setting regular season came in a crushing loss against fellow East contenders the...

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In the third episode of 1440, the New York Liberty wrap up their record-setting regular season in Indiana with a road game against the Fever following an upsett

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"If we don’t start showing that we care about all women and not just some women, we’re gonna have a problem on our hands."

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With a playoff berth secured, the New York Liberty headed into September with three East matchups: Connecticut, Atlanta and Chicago....

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I grew up in chaos. There’s no other word for it.

Sugar Rodgers

Here, with her Watchlist, is New York Liberty center (and future reality show competitor) Kiah Stokes.

Kiah Stokes

Welcome to 1440, a behind-the-scenes documentary series detailing a series of 24 hours — 1440 minutes — in the life of the No. 1 team in...

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Welcome to 1440, a behind-the-scenes documentary series detailing a series of 24 hours — 1440 minutes — in the life of the No. 1 team in...

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On a sweltering August afternoon, five New York Liberty players took to the world famous "Cage" on West 4th Street in Manhattan to film...

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The New York Liberty spent a rare off day at Six Flags in New Jersey, dipping and looping and soaring — and, well, sweating — with...

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Big wins on the road are vital for any team, particularly as they close in on a playoff run. The New York Liberty traveled to San...

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The New York Liberty won two of their last three games at home in August, with one big win over Eastern opponents the Atlanta Dream, led...

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Even when a dream comes true, it doesn’t play out the way you imagined.

Candice Wiggins