Posts by Jackie Powell

Jackie Powell covers the New York Liberty and runs social media and engagement strategy for The Next. She also has covered women's basketball for Bleacher Report and her work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Harper's Bazaar and SLAM. She also self identifies as a Lady Gaga stan, is a connoisseur of pop music and is a mental health advocate.

2021 WNBA season preview: New York Liberty

May 13, 2021

A tree grows in Brooklyn, finally

New faces, more questions in Liberty training camp

April 27, 2021

New York has 19 players on roster and plenty of complications

The Liberty understand what they can’t teach in the 2021 Draft

April 18, 2021

New York’s selections at Nos. 6 and 17 reveal a shift in focus, albeit a rational one

2021 WNBA Draft Preview: New York Liberty

April 14, 2021

New York plans continue adding pieces who all possess grit and selflessness

Sami Whitcomb aims to help lead a team of ‘gym rats’

February 24, 2021

How Whitcomb’s career evolution mirrors how the Liberty want to operate

Natasha Howard looks to ‘make things shake’ this season in New York

February 17, 2021

Acquiring Howard reveals what the Liberty learned about last season

With Natasha Howard and Sami Whitcomb, will New York begin to win in a flash?

February 12, 2021

New York stays true to the ‘Hybrid Rebuild’

Betnijah Laney brings ‘true grit’ to New York

February 6, 2021

2020’s Most improved player fits the Liberty in more ways than one

Layshia Clarendon announces they had top surgery

January 30, 2021

The New York Liberty point guard gets support from his team and others within the WNBA community and the sports media landscape

Asia Durr’s journey as a ‘Long-Hauler’ puts her WNBA career in question

January 29, 2021

The Liberty guard has battled adversity before, but fighting the after-effects of COVID-19 is uncharted territory