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.

Jazmine Jones keeps dancing for the Liberty

August 14, 2020

How Jones emerged as the New York’s top rookie scorer

‘We are Young’: How the Liberty refocused from rock bottom to their first win

August 11, 2020

New York’s ‘Young Vets’ are still growing

The Liberty flash their identity in first win

August 9, 2020

Young Vets’ shine in the New York’s victory against the defending champs

The Liberty show, rather than tell, on social justice

August 5, 2020

How New York became Liberty Loud as a new normal

Where do the New York Liberty go from here?

August 3, 2020

Evaluating what went wrong against Phoenix, adapting to a Ionescu-less existence

Without Sabrina the Liberty show ‘true toughness’ in loss to the Dream

August 1, 2020

Without Sabrina Ionescu, how did the Liberty play their most competitive game of the season?

Ionescu’s improved stat line is still not enough for her or the Liberty

July 31, 2020

What went wrong for New York during a night when Sabrina’s star shimmered?

Kia Nurse remains day-to-day for Liberty

July 28, 2020

Who could soak up her minutes when New York takes on Dallas?

Sabrina Ionescu’s debut prompts as much assurance as adjustment

July 26, 2020

The number one overall pick established herself in “bright spots”

Megan Walker enters the ‘Wubble’, expected to join Liberty on Monday

July 24, 2020

New York roster at 11; Asia Durr receives medical exemption