The New York Liberty's long comeback story got a thrilling new chapter with a second straight trip to the WNBA Finals this week, as the team once relegated to a 2,100 capacity stadium in the suburbs has Brooklyn's Barclays Center rocking.
The top seed Liberty eliminated Las Vegas in the semifinals on Sunday, a year after the Aces denied them the championship, and will vie for their first title against the winner of a semifinal series between the Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx.
Their on-court success has been matched by huge gains in the ledger book, with average regular-season attendance of 12,729 — up 64% over last year — and season ticket membership up 152% at the venue they share with the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.
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