Overview
- The New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces 93-85 at Barclays Center on Tuesday to win the 2026 WNBA Commissioner's Cup.
- Sabrina Ionescu scored 26 points and hit the late three that sealed the game while Breanna Stewart had 25 points and 11 rebounds and was named Cup MVP.
- Las Vegas played without four-time MVP A'ja Wilson because of a right-ankle injury and relied on Jackie Young, who scored a game-high 31 points and nearly completed a fourth-quarter comeback.
- The Commissioner's Cup is an in-season, non-regular-season final that awards a $500,000 prize pool with roughly $30,000 paid to each player on the winning team and $10,000 to each player on the losing team.
- The on-court celebration was muted by off-court controversy after Phoenix forward Alyssa Thomas said she received death threats and criticized the league's response, and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert was booed during the trophy presentation.