The New York Liberty Are Becoming Roommates With The Brooklyn Nets
Beginning in 2020, the New York Liberty will play its WNBA games at the Barclay’s Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets.
After Joe Tsai purchased half of the Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov in October 2017, he bought the Liberty in January 2019. In September 2019, Tsai bought the other half of the Nets and became the majority owner of the team. In a separate deal, Tsai purchased the Barclay’s Center.
In total, Tsai owns the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Liberty, and the Barclay’s Center. Having the two NY basketball teams that Tsai owns play under the same roof makes a lot of practical sense. Barclays is about to turn into a basketball cathedral.
The New York Liberty previously played at Westchester County Center, in White Plains, NY. The stadium sits 5,000 people. Barclays sit 19,000. If you live in the New York City area, are you going to travel to Westchester to sit in an (I’m sorry) crappy stadium? Going to downtown Brooklyn to sit at an over three times the size stadium is much more appealing. According to the Liberty’s press release, “the move to Barclays Center will expand the capacity to more than 8,000, with opportunity for growth.”
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