Barclays Center will be packed Sunday for a blockbuster matinee — a rematch of the Commissioner’s Cup title game, a battle of the past two WNBA champions, an opportunity for the Liberty to avenge their only loss of the past three weeks.
But the battle against four-time MVP A’ja Wilson and the Aces will come without “the heart” of the Liberty, who waived Betnijah Laney-Hamilton on Thursday — ending the guard’s six-season run in New York — then saw the former All-Star get claimed off waivers by the Washington Mystics on Saturday.
Chris DeMarco, coach of the New York Liberty, looks on during the second quarter against the Seattle Storm at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday, August 3, 2026. Getty Images
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