Overview
- New York defeated Seattle 95-83 on Monday, with Breanna Stewart scoring 24 points, Jonquel Jones adding 20 and Sabrina Ionescu 18 for a combined 62 points.
- Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton attended the Barclays Center game, received an ovation from the crowd and met Liberty stars Jones, Stewart and Ionescu before tipoff.
- The victory pushed the Liberty to roughly an 18-13 record and marked their fifth win in six games while the team continued to cope with absences for Leonie Fiebich (foot) and Satou Sabally (concussion protocol).
- Seattle’s season has collapsed into one of the league’s worst records — reported as 6-26 — with coverage noting an eight- or nine-game losing streak and poor road form.
- A rematch was set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET with national TV and streaming coverage, and bettors and prediction markets entered the game favoring New York as the public spotlight on the WNBA grows under new media deals.