Sandy Brondello returns to Barclays Center as Toronto Tempo faces Liberty
4 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 4, 2026, 3:37 AM
Last updated Jun 4, 2026
Sandy Brondello will return to Barclays Center to coach the Toronto Tempo against the New York Liberty in the Commissioner's Cup on Wednesday. This matchup marks the first encounter between the Liberty and the expansion team. Brondello, who led the Liberty to their first championship in 2024, was dismissed by the organization eight months ago after a playoff exit. Liberty players expressed mixed feelings about Brondello's departure, with some highlighting her impact on the team. The game will also feature former Liberty players Nyara Sabally and Isabelle Harrison, who are now with the Tempo.
- •Brondello's first matchup against the Liberty since her firing.
- •The Tempo's expansion season serves as the Liberty's new challenge.
- •Liberty players react to Brondello's departure and success.
- •Sabally and Harrison return to face their former team.
- •The game is part of the ongoing Commissioner’s Cup play.
- 4:06 AMESPN WNBA — Brondello gets loud ovation in return to New York
- 2:46 AMYahoo Sports — Former Liberty coach Sandy Brondello embraces past and future in return to Barclays
- 1:00 PMYahoo Sports — WNBA gameday discussion: Get ready for the ‘Brondello Bowl’ as the Toronto Tempo visit the New York Liberty
- 10:46 PMYahoo Sports — Toronto Tempo’s Sandy Brondello set for Barclays Center return to kick off Cup play vs. Liberty
"NEW YORK — Sandy Brondello didn’t emerge from the visitor tunnel until roughly three minutes before tipoff between her new Toronto Tempo and her former New York Liberty. A series of greetings ensued as soon as she did. First, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton came over to the Tempo bench as she worked through some last-minute warmups. Then Leonie Fiebich. At one point, one of Brondello’s new staff members rested their hand on her back in a way that appeared to say, “Enjoy this.” Before the Tempo’s 97-82 l
"WNBA scriptwriters picked a perfect matchup for the Liberty‘s first Commissioner’s Cup game: a Wednesday contest against Sandy Brondello and the Toronto Tempo. It’s the Liberty’s first time facing off against Canada’s expansion team. And it’s the first time Brondello coaches against the Liberty, the team that fired her eight months ago. And with the Tempo arriving in New York, Liberty players ...
"Sandy Brondello waved to the fans as they gave her a loud ovation before her Toronto Tempo lost 97-82 to the New York Liberty on Wednesday night.
Sources
External links- ESPN WNBAJun 4, 2026, 4:06 AMBrondello gets loud ovation in return to New York
Sandy Brondello waved to the fans as they gave her a loud ovation before her Toronto Tempo lost 97-82 to the New York Liberty on Wednesday night.
- Yahoo SportsJun 4, 2026, 2:46 AMFormer Liberty coach Sandy Brondello embraces past and future in return to Barclays
NEW YORK — Sandy Brondello didn’t emerge from the visitor tunnel until roughly three minutes before tipoff between her new Toronto Tempo and her former New York Liberty. A series of greetings ensued as soon as she did. First, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton came over to the Tempo bench as she worked through some last-minute warmups. Then Leonie Fiebich. At one point, one of Brondello’s new staff members rested their hand on her back in a way that appeared to say, “Enjoy this.” Before the Tempo’s 97-82 l
- Yahoo SportsJun 3, 2026, 1:00 PMWNBA gameday discussion: Get ready for the ‘Brondello Bowl’ as the Toronto Tempo visit the New York Liberty
The Toronto Tempo take on head coach Sandy Brondello’s former team, the New York Liberty.
- Yahoo SportsJun 2, 2026, 10:46 PMToronto Tempo’s Sandy Brondello set for Barclays Center return to kick off Cup play vs. Liberty
WNBA scriptwriters picked a perfect matchup for the Liberty‘s first Commissioner’s Cup game: a Wednesday contest against Sandy Brondello and the Toronto Tempo. It’s the Liberty’s first time facing off against Canada’s expansion team. And it’s the first time Brondello coaches against the Liberty, the team that fired her eight months ago. And with the Tempo arriving in New York, Liberty players ...
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