By Madeline Kenney
Kennedy Burke poured in four 3s in Thursday鈥檚 win against the Sparks.
It marked the second time this season she鈥檚 drained four shots from deep. She finished with 12 points in her fourth start this season.
Burke is shooting a whopping 50.7 percent from behind the arc this season, which is the highest mark in the league among players who鈥檝e attempted at least 50 shots from 3-point range.
Burke has been so impressive that Natasha Cloud has launched a campaign for her to participate in this year鈥檚 3-point shooting contest during WNBA All-Star weekend later this month.
Burke blushed and smiled at Cloud鈥檚 assertion. Asked whether she would want to partake in the annual event, Burke said she hasn鈥檛 really thought about it.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know,鈥 Burke said. 鈥淚 just want to play, honestly. Just be the best player for my teammates, be a good teammate. So, I mean, that鈥檚 not something that I鈥檓 really focused on. I just want to focus on taking it day by day, staying present.鈥
A new public art installation honoring the 2024 WNBA champions was unveiled Thursday on the plaza at Barclays Center.
鈥淭he Liberty Portraits: A Monument to the 2024 Champions,鈥 created by renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier, tells the story of 10 of the 12 players who contributed to last year鈥檚 title run.
Each 3D frame includes a 9-foot-tall portrait of a player in their Liberty uniform on one side and an image of the same player with their chosen family on the other. There鈥檚 also text panels that feature first-person testimonies from the voice of a loved one.
Frazier hopes the portraits are 鈥渂eacons of women鈥檚 leadership and the power of sisterhood.
鈥淭his collaboration extends beyond fandom and the spectacle of sport; it鈥檚 an act of celebrating and bearing witness to the full humanity of these championship players 鈥 their struggles, their triumphs, their lives outside the arena,鈥 Frazier said in a statement. 鈥淚鈥檓 interested in creating a bridge between fans and the team, deepening a sense of compassion and commanding the dignity and respect the team deserves.鈥
This is the first of what Liberty owner Clara Wu Tsai hopes to be many public art installations outside Barclays in the coming years.
Sandy Brondello and Cheryl Reeves were named the head coaches for this month鈥檚 All-Star game.
Brondello is set to coach Team Napheesa Collier and Reeves will head Team Caitlin Clark.
The Lynx are the No. 1 team in the league, sitting at 15-2. The Liberty are second at 12-5 with a .706 win percentage.
Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts was in line to join Reeves until the Wings knocked off Phoenix on Thursday, dropping his team to 12-6 on the season (.667.)
Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart, both of whom were named starters this week, will join Brondello in Indianapolis.
All-Star reserves are scheduled to be announced Sunday.
Cloud was ecstatic to learn Philadelphia is joining Detroit and Cleveland in the WNBA鈥檚 upcoming expansion.
鈥淔or my hometown team, the Sixers, to truly invest into a W team, that鈥檚 always been my dream to have an organization for the city, it鈥檚 going to be so important,鈥 Cloud said.
Cloud will be 38 when Philadelphia is expected to begin to play in 2030.
She doesn鈥檛 know whether she鈥檒l still be playing. But she said she鈥檇 entertain the idea of working in the team鈥檚 front office if an opportunity presented itself.