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Fans Turn TV Off in Disgust After Seeing Score of WNBA Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The 2025 WNBA season is in full swing, and Sunday featured a four-game slate. The New York Liberty hosted the Connecticut Sun, followed by the Los Angeles Sparks taking on the Phoenix Mercury. Later, the Seattle Storm faced the Las Vegas Aces, and the day wrapped up with the Golden State Valkyries playing the Minnesota Lynx.
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The Liberty-Sun matchup pitted the defending WNBA champions and one of the league’s two remaining undefeated teams against a squad that had just picked up its first win of the season on Friday.
New York entered the game as an 18.5-point favorite, according to BetMGM, and the Liberty covered with more than ease. They jumped out to a 60–28 lead by halftime and continued to push in the second half.
Connecticut Sun guard Jacy Sheldon (4) drives past New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20).© John Jones-Imagn Images
The blowout was so one-sided that fans took to social media midgame to say they were turning the TV off.
“I had to turn off that Liberty and Sun game. It’s too embarrassing,” one fan said.
“Goddamn the Liberty are DESTROYING the Sun! OMG! Let me turn this off,” another wrote.
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“what they liberty are doing to the conneticut sun rn should not be allowed on television,” added another.
“talent disparity between sun and liberty is so glaring it’s not enjoyable to watch this,” one fan said.
“Idk why y’all was invested in the Liberty/Sun game anyway? That was gonna be a blow out regardless,” a fan added.
“Nothing else to see here with the sun v Liberty game, let me figure out what I’m bout to do until the next game comes on,” another wrote.
The game ended 100-52, and the Liberty led 90–36 at one point. They set a new franchise record for margin of victory with 48 points, the second-largest in WNBA history. New York also tied a WNBA record for threes in a quarter (nine) and is off to a 7–0 start for the first time since 1997.
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Guard Sabrina Ionescu and center Jonquel Jones led the way for New York. Ionescu finished with 18 points, two rebounds, and five assists, while Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds.
As for the Sun, no player on the team scored more than 10 points. Center Tina Charles and guard Jacy Sheldon each finished with 10.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
