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New York honors Liberty at the Canyon of Heroes for its brand-new WNBA title

Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and the entire crew were doused in paper tape in midtown Manhattan

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu holds up the WNBA basketball...
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu holds up the WNBA basketball championship trophy.LAPRESSE
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Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered in ticker-tape as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined the thousands who lined the streets on Thursday.

New York honors Liberty at the Canyon of Heroes for its brand-new WNBA title

The Liberty won the franchise's first championship, beating the Minnesota Lynx in overtime in a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

There have been over 200 ticker-tape parades in New York. The most recent to honor a women's sports team came in 2019 when the U.S. soccer team won the World Cup. Two years later, there was a parade to honor essential workers and first responders for their service during the coronavirus pandemic.

Not all New York sports champions have gotten the honor of the ticker-tape parade. The New York City FC won their first Major League Soccer championship in 2021, but only received a celebration at City Hall. Last year, NY/NJ Gotham FC won the championship of the NWSL woman's pro soccer league, but also didn't get a ticker-tape parade.

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