Posts by Jackie Powell
Jackie Powell covers the New York Liberty for The Next and hosts episodes of Locked on Women's basketball where she explores national women's basketball stories. She also has covered women's basketball and the culture of the sport for Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, MSNBC, Yahoo Sports, 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.
Kylee Shook has quietly emerged as a symbol of the Liberty’s team culture
The Liberty understand that fighting for social change is a long game
What propelled the New York Liberty to win number two, and how can this momentum continue?
It’s no coincidence that New York is a more confident team on defense rather than offense
While battling her shooting slump for the Liberty, what else she found along the way
New York’s ‘Young Vets’ are still growing
Young Vets’ shine in the New York’s victory against the defending champs
How New York became Liberty Loud as a new normal
Evaluating what went wrong against Phoenix, adapting to a Ionescu-less existence