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Nike Found Perfect Way to Celebrate New York Liberty's WNBA Title With Cool Video

Ryan Phillips

The Liberty beat the Lynx 67-62 in Game 5 of the WNBA finals.
The Liberty beat the Lynx 67-62 in Game 5 of the WNBA finals. / Via ESP
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The New York Liberty won their first WNBA title Sunday night, and Nike was quick to celebrate it.

After the Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx, 67-62, in overtime of Game 5 of the WNBA finals, Nike published the following video on its X (formerly Twitter) account.

That's some really good work.

Last week, Nike put up a billboard in Manhattan celebrating Sabrina Ionescu's game-winning shot from Game 3 of the series. So, the company has been all over celebrating accomplishments during this exciting WNBA postseason.

The Liberty won with a late comeback aided by Breanna Stewart, who tied the game at 60-60 after hitting a pair of free throws with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Her trip to the charity stripe was controversial, as officials made a late call many disagreed with.

New York took command of the overtime period and was able to close things out to take home their first WNBA championship after five previous unsuccessful trips to the finals.

Nike thought that was a feat worth celebrating.

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Ryan Phillips
RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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