About this episode

The episode discusses Sabrina Ionescu's return to the New York Liberty and their success leading to the Commissioner's Cup Final.

Sabrina Ionescu is BACK — and the New York Liberty are headed to the Commissioner's Cup Final. New York clinched with an 86-64 win over Washington on Sunday, extending their winning streak to SEVEN games and moving to 10-4 atop the Eastern Conference. Erica and Brian break it all down LIVE tonight at 7:30 PM ET. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss a GGU livestream. 0:00 — She's Back: Sabrina Ionescu Returns to the Liberty Lineup 3:09 — Sabrina in Her Own Words: "I'm Happy to Put on a Jersey Again" 5:13 — Why Ionescu Came Off the Bench (First Time Since 2021) 24:08 — Sabrina on the Knicks Win: "That's Just New York Basketball" 47:07 — The 7-Game Win Streak Breakdown: Have the Liberty Exercised Their Demons? 57:59 — "Why Are We Trading Sabrina?!" — Erica Goes Off on the Trade Talk 1:03:27 — Chopped Cheese vs. The Regular: The NYC Food Debate Nobody Asked For 1:12:01 — Live Reaction: Dallas Up 50-26 on Vegas at Halftime — Aces in Trouble? 1:19:38 — Commissioner's Cup Is Coming — And the Liberty Are Undefeated in It 1:23:55 — Every Time the Liberty Made the Commissioner's Cup Final, They Made the WNBA Finals 📬 Ask us anything in the live chat — we're taking questions all…

People in this episode

Host: Erica L. Ayala

Guest: Brian

Topics covered

• Sabrina Ionescu
• New York Liberty
• Commissioner's Cup
• WNBA
• basketball
• winning streak
• New York culture

Keywords

• Sabrina Ionescu
• New York Liberty
• Commissioner's Cup
• WNBA Finals
• basketball
• winning streak
• live reaction
• trade talk
• New York basketball
• food debate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Liberty, Washington, Commissioner's Cup

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