New York Liberty guard Courtney Vandersloot is the recipient of the August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award, which recognizes her efforts to raise awareness and support research for multiple myeloma. In July 2022, Vandersloot’s mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer. Vandersloot has since made it her purpose to spread awareness and […]
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New York Liberty Hosts Annual Women’s Health Game
The New York Liberty hosted their annual Women’s Health Game presented by Empire BlueCross BlueShield on Sunday, August 6 when the team took on the Las Vegas Aces at 3 p.m. ET in front of a sold out crowd at Barclays Center. Furthering the Liberty’s mission to embrace and uplift the women in our community, […]
New York Liberty, Brooklyn Nets & Long Island Nets Celebrate Autism Awareness Month
In support of Autism Awareness Month, BSE Global partnered with the Brooklyn Autism Center and hosted the entire school for a basketball clinic at the Major Owens Center in Crown Heights. The Brooklyn Autism Center is a private, non-profit school dedicated to providing high-quality education to individuals ages 5 to 21 with Autism. Participants learned […]
Liberty Teams Up With Empire, Common Threads To Host Kick-Off Partnership Event
The New York Liberty partnered with Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Common Threads to host a kick-off event at PS. 398 to celebrate the new partnership. The event included a live cooking demonstration and distribution of fresh produce for the elementary school students. Common Threads provides hands-on cooking and nutrition education programs to inspire healthy habits […]
New York Liberty Launch Inaugural “Season of Giving” Community Gifting Campaign
The New York Liberty successfully launched its first-ever “Season of Giving” community gifting campaign, where the team and nine of its corporate partners teamed up to provide gifts to community organizations throughout the five boroughs for the holiday season.
NY Liberty, Empire, and Breaking Ground Team Up To Provide Care Packages
The New York Liberty teamed up with Empire BlueCross Blue Shield and Breaking Ground to create over 500 care packages for residents of Breaking Ground’s safe haven transitional residences across New York City. Breaking Ground’s mission is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities by developing and sustaining supportive and affordable housing and programs for vulnerable […]
Assistant Coach Roneeka Hodges Visits Bronx Basketball Clinic
The New York Liberty and the SouthEast Bronx Neighborhood Center (SEBNC) collaborated to host a Liberty Academy clinic at IS.229, located in the Bronx. NY Liberty Assistant Coach, Roneeka Hodges, made a guest appearance and spoke about her journey through her own professional basketball career and now coaching in the WNBA.
New York Liberty’s Betnijah Laney Earns Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award
New York Liberty guard/forward Betnijah Laney has earned the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for outstanding leadership and commitment to the community, the WNBA announced today. The award, which is named in honor of WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Dawn Staley, was created to recognize a WNBA player who best exemplifies the characteristics of […]
Digital Girl, Inc. Unveils New Technology Hub Made Possible by the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and Webull
New space will help non-profit serve thousands of Brooklyn residents and encourage them to pursue career opportunities in STEM disciplines – Click HERE for photos of unveil and ribbon cutting – Oct. 18, 2022 – Digital Girl, Inc., a Brooklyn non-profit with a mission to empower inner city youth – especially young girls – to pursue […]
Jocelyn Willoughby Receives August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By State Farm®
October 10, 2022 – New York Liberty guard/forward Jocelyn Willoughby has been named the recipient of the August WNBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by State Farm for her commitment to challenging racial and economic injustices, and providing resources to help vulnerable individuals in New York and society at large. Willoughby’s focus in the community […]
