The New York Liberty quickly eliminated the Atlanta Dream from the WNBA playoffs.
Spike Lee, a well-known New York Knicks fan, was on hand Tuesday night to watch New York's WNBA team advance to the semifinals.
At one point in the third quarter, Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu high-fived the famed filmmaker, who was sitting courtside during the game.
Ionescu later joked about her interaction with Lee.
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New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) celebrates during a timeout against the Atlanta Dream during Game 1 of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on September 22, 2024. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)
“Spike Lee gave me a high-five when I was going to take the ball out of the court,” Ionescu said with a laugh. “And I felt like I had been injected with New York.”
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) celebrates during a timeout against the Atlanta Dream during Game 1 of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on September 22, 2024. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)
“At that moment I thought, 'We're winning this.'”
Ionescu tied a franchise playoff record with 36 points and the Liberty beat the Dream 91-82 on Tuesday night. Jonquel Jones added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Liberty.
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The Liberty and Las Vegas Aces swept their first-round opponents and will meet in a semifinal on Sunday. New York has been on a mission all season to get back to the finals and win the franchise's first WNBA championship.
Spike Lee poses for a photo during a game between the Atlanta Dream and the New York Liberty during Game 2 of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on September 24, 2024 in Brooklyn, NY. (David L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images)
To achieve that goal, they will have to beat the two-time defending champions, the Aces. They will meet in a best-of-five semifinal series that begins in New York on Sunday.
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“They've been the better team all year. They played like a team … with an edge,” Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon said. “And we've worked to get that edge back. I feel like we got our edge back probably in the last three or four weeks. I don't think we're the same team that New York has seen.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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