New York Liberty team owner Joe Tsai offered an invitation to ESPN personality Michael Wilbon to join him for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals at the Barclays Center after the latter was critical of their attendance.
Wilbon launched his criticism toward the Liberty and the Brooklyn Nets for having a bad homecourt advantage. The Liberty headed back from Sunday for an elimination game against the Las Vegas Aces. If the Aces won, they would be the two-time WNBA champions.
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“You need a rabid, Phillies-like crowd in Brooklyn. Oh, wait. They’re barely awake in Brooklyn,” Wilbon said on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” via Nets Daily. “It is the worst home-court advantage, home-court situation in terms of spirit in the entire NBA – all 30 teams (maybe Washington) – and the entire WNBA – all whatever it is, 12 teams? It’s the worst.
“It’s the worst. There’s nothing to rally the Liberty.… Brooklyn’s home court situation? It stinks. It’s dark. It’s quiet. It’s like a library.… You hipsters better get a real arena because you stink right now.”
Liberty fans came out in full force on Sunday to support their team and watch them stave off elimination with an 87-73 victory. Jonquel Jones had 27 points and eight rebounds and Breanna Stewart contributed 20 points, 12 rebounds and four assists.
Additionally, the Liberty set a record for the largest gate attendance in league history as 17,143 people packed the house for the game.
Tsai got the last laugh.
“We’d like to invite @RealMikeWilbon to his first WNBA game on Wednesday at Barclays Center,” he wrote on X.
