UNCASVILLE, Conn. — It’ll be the WNBA Finals matchup anticipated since February: The so-called “superteam” New York Liberty and defending champion Las Vegas Aces will duke it out for the 2023 WNBA championship, with the former clinching their spot in the Finals on Sunday with a 87-84 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 of their semifinal series.
“I think it’s good. That’s the narrative everyone wanted at the start,” Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said. “I didn’t particularly like the superteam thing … [But] it’s going to be a great series and it’s a promotion for the WNBA, isn’t it? It’s New York, we haven’t done it for so long, but we’re playing the champions from last year. I think it’s going to be a really competitive series and hopefully more and more people turn their eyes into the game and we can continue to grow it.”
Game 1 of the Finals, a best-of-five series for which No. 1 seed Las Vegas holds home-court advantage, tips Oct. 8 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
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