New York Liberty WNBA Championship Parade: Live Updates, Highlights

New York City is hosting a ticker parade on Thursday as part of a holiday celebration after the Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, a contest that ended up being the most-watched WNBA Finals game in 25 years was years, according to ESPN.

It's been a long time coming for one of the WNBA's original franchises, which suffered four straight losses before emerging as the league's best team last year. But those struggles led to the changes that turned Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and more into a squad that will now receive its deserved coronation in the Big Apple.

More memories could be made Thursday when the Liberty gets New York City's parade and rally treatment for the first time. We will record the best moments and highlights as well as the plans after the championship parade here:

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The New York Liberty Championship Parade is officially underway. Players on floats and buses celebrate with fans on Broadway and in the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan.