Liberty's Championship Parade Celebrates NYC Basketball

New York City celebrated the New York Liberty's first WNBA championship with a historic ticker-tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes. The Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in a winner-take-all Game 5, marking the franchise's first championship in its 28-year history and the first professional basketball championship in New York since 1973. The parade featured 3,000 pounds of confetti, with team members such as Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu participating on floats. A ceremony at City Hall, led by Mayor Eric Adams, followed the parade, and celebrations continued at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This event marked the third ticker-tape parade for a women's sports team in New York City, highlighting the growing recognition of women's sports. Fans and team owners expressed excitement and pride over this achievement and the elevation of women's sports.