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Liberty celebrate first WNBA championship with parade, rally at City Hall

It was the first ever ticker-tape championship parade for a women's sports team in New York

The Canyon of Heroes in New York City played host for the first time on Thursday to a parade for the New York Liberty, who captured their first WNBA championship in a five-game series win over the Minnesota Lynx.

The parade was a rousing success. Jonquel Jones, who was named the series MVP, got an entire float to herself. After averaging 17.8 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game on 56% shooting from the floor in the Finals, she absolutely deserved it.

The parade ended at City Hall, where both Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul were loudly booed by the crowd before team owner Clara Wu Tsai, head coach Sandy Brondello, and Liberty players spoke.

The celebration will continue Thursday night with a fan event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn at 7 p.m. ET.

Relive all the best moments from the racuous championship parade in the below.

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    It's Liberty parade day! Here's how you can watch

    Are you swathed in Liberty swag? Are you prepared for Ellie's antics? Then you are 100% ready for the Liberty championship parade, which is happening right now in NYC.

    We'll bring you as many highlights as possible here, but you can also livestream the parade on several local New York news stations.

    You can also view the parade on the WNBA app.