Billboard got to sit courtside of the New York Liberty’s WNBA opening game and championship ceremony, and we take you inside what you missed on the big night including an interview with Jonquel Jones.
Are you excited for this WNBA season? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00New York!
00:03Billboard was courtside for the New York Liberty's opening game of the WNBA season.
00:07See them celebrate their first championship in Billboard All Access.
00:14It's like weighing my arm down.
00:15The New York Liberty showed up in their stylish fits, ready to celebrate,
00:19along with their famous mascot, Ellie the Elephant.
00:21The team celebrated their first championship in franchise history
00:24with diamond-encrusted championship rings.
00:26Your 2024 WNBA Champion, New York Liberty!
00:37These are earrings.
00:38She's behind.
00:39And then I heard, that's what B told me, that this turns into a pendant.
00:43I haven't tried it yet though.
00:45But yeah, this is real cute. We love this.
00:47And by raising the franchise's first championship banner,
00:49finals MVP Jonquil Jones shared what it was like to celebrate
00:52in her native country of the Bahamas.
00:54The experience was good. It was good to be home and be celebrated.
00:57And yeah, just be around my people and kind of get to the schools
01:01and be able to talk to the youth and just, you know, just get all the love from them.
01:05So it was a great experience.
01:06It was an experience that, I don't know, just felt full circle almost.
01:10And to be home and to be able to give back in that way and to kind of show my face too.
01:13All this happened before their opening game tipped off against the Las Vegas Aces.
01:17And Ellie the Elephant transformed into Ellie Minaj and entertained the crowd with her Nicki Minaj themed halftime show.
01:22If we should Toby Zoey played it up, we can beat the band, and be pretty crazy at that time.
01:29If you.