You know it's a big basketball game in New York when Spike Lee is sitting courtside at MSG.
Last night, the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 79-74 to win their series and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2010.
Somewhere, Coach C. Vivian Stringer is watching these WNBA playoffs with pride. Seeing how many of her former Rutgers players are playing in the league now shows how much of a national powerhouse she has built at Rutgers. On the Liberty alone, there are three Scarlet Knights, Epiphany Prince, Essence Carson, and Erica Wheeler.