The Connecticut Sun (9-0) host the New York Liberty (9-2) this Saturday, June 8 in a highly-anticipated Commissioner’s Cup matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast nationally on ABC.
At 9-0, Connecticut is the WNBA’s lone undefeated team, and has already made franchise history for its best start to a regular season. The Sun will now try to do something that hasn’t been accomplished—begin a season with double-digit wins—since the Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks did it in 2016 (Across the Timeline).
Standing in the Sun’s way are the Liberty, who are coming off a WNBA Finals appearance in 2023 and are once again one of the league’s top teams. New York is on a five-game winning streak and is one game behind Connecticut in the WNBA standings, currently sitting in second place overall.
On paper, the Liberty will present a challenge that the Sun have yet to face this season. Of Connecticut’s nine wins, only one is against a team that’s currently above .500 (the Lynx, who the Sun defeated in overtime back on May 23). The Sun have yet to play New York or Las Vegas—the two teams most widely expected to compete for a championship in 2024—and while their undefeated record is certainly notable and worthy of praise,…
