New York Liberty Star Courtney Vandersloot Joins WNBA Elite List Alongside Sue Bird After Crushing the Lynx

In the last few days, the New York Liberty stars have achieved massive feats in the WNBA world. Liberty forward Sabrina Ionescu became the second WNBA star to have a Nike signature shoe line. Days after the announcement, her teammate, Courtney Vandersloot, stamped her authority two-member elite list alongside basketball legend Sue Bird. Vandersloot unlocked this historic feat during the Liberty’s domination over the Minnesota Lynx.

The New York currently holds 1st seed in the Eastern Conference with a 27-7 record. After the inclusion of Breanna Stewart in the current season, the Liberty has gone on to be the second-best side in the league in terms of winning percentage. The star has averaged 22.6 points so far this season. Moreover, the team has emerged as a massive threat to their opponents following an underwhelming outing in the last season. Additionally, Vandersloot’s recent historic achievement came in as a morale boost for the roster.

Courtney Vandersloot joins elite WNBA list

During the Saturday night game against the Lynx, Liberty’s Courtney Vandersloot dropped 15 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. After sinking her 15th point from the free throw line, she became the second WNBA star to score more than 4,000 points with 2500 assists. Well, the first person to do that was Sue Bird. The legend bid farewell to her 20-year-long career after a playoff loss in 2022. However, she ended her career as the seventh highest points scorer with 6803 points, as reported Olympics.

Following the 34-year-old star’s massive achievement, fans took to their social media to wish. One user said, “Way to go Sloot!”?Moreover, Vandersloot’s 15 points helped the team to register a blowout 76-111 victory over the Lynx. Breanna Stewart registered a staggering 38 points with 11 rebounds and 2 assists, supported by Sabrina Ionescu with 19 points.

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Furthermore, this isn’t the only achievement by a Liberty star in this month. Sabrina has taken the league as a whole to a different level.

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Compared to the NBA, the WNBA generates much less revenue and has a lesser viewership. However, in the last few years, the viewership has increased multifold, said WNBA commisioner Cathy Engelbert. Importantly, she credited Sabrina and Diana Taurasi for the massive surge in the viewership. Along with that, the Liberty star opened up doors for more investments as she became the second WNBA star to sign a?Nike?signature sneaker line. Notably, in 2022, Breanna Stewart launched her sneaker line partnership with?Puma,?Stewie 1.

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Nevertheless, the Liberty stars are scripting historic feats in the league. Let us know your predictions on far the Liberty’s reach this season in the comments below.