NY Liberty vs Phoenix Mercury — Pride Night

The New York Liberty are scheduled to host the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, May 29, in a Pride Night game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Barclays Center lists the tipoff for 7:30 p.m., with doors set to open 90 minutes before the game. The matchup appears on the Liberty’s 2026 regular-season schedule as part of the franchise’s 30th season and on the Mercury’s official 2026 schedule as the second of two games in Brooklyn that week. The Liberty announced their 2026 schedule on Jan. 21 and said the team would celebrate its 30th season as one of the WNBA’s original franchises. In that schedule release, New York said a long home stretch from May 21 through June 6 would include Phoenix visits on May 27 and May 29, describing them as a playoff rematch. The Mercury’s official schedule page also shows games at New York on both dates, with the May 29 game set for 4:30 p.m. (barclayscenter.com) Pacific time, which corresponds to 7:30 p.m. in Brooklyn. ### Why is this game being billed as Pride Night? The May 29 listing on I LOVE NY identifies the event as “New York Liberty v. Phoenix Mercury (Pride Night)” and places it at Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. A separate community event listing from Stonewall Community Foundation’s Stonewall Quarter Share also promotes the same game as the Liberty’s Pride Night and says attendees would gather around the May 29 matchup against Phoenix. (liberty.wnba.com) Barclays Center’s own event page names the teams and date but does not use the Pride Night label in the excerpt available through search results. The state tourism listing and affiliated community promotions, however, match the user-provided event framing and the date, time and venue. (iloveny.com) ### Where does this game fit on New York’s schedule? The Liberty schedule release says the Phoenix games fall inside the team’s longest homestand of the 2026 season, a seven-game stretch at Barclays Center from May 21 through June 6. That run also includes home dates against the Portland Fire and the Indiana Fever, according to the team. (barclayscenter.com) May 29 is also the second meeting in three days between New York and Phoenix in Brooklyn, according to both clubs’ schedules. The Mercury page shows Phoenix playing at Atlanta on May 24, then at New York on May 27 and May 29, before returning home to face Minnesota on June 1 in Commissioner’s Cup play. (liberty.wnba.com) ### What should fans know before going to Barclays Center? Barclays Center lists the game as on sale now and says premium seating and group tickets are available through its event page. The arena says doors will open 90 minutes before the scheduled start time, which would put entry at about 6 p.m. local time for a 7:30 p.m. tip. (mercury.wnba.com) The I LOVE NY event page gives the full venue address as 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217. The Liberty’s January schedule release said the 2026 regular season would feature 22 home games at Barclays Center. ### Where can tickets and official details be found? Barclays Center’s event page includes a “Buy Tickets” listing for the May 29 game. (barclayscenter.com) The Liberty schedule announcement says the 2026 regular-season schedule was presented by Ticketmaster, and the user-provided ticket reference points fans to Ticketmaster’s New York City event listings. (iloveny.com) Friday, May 29, is the next confirmed date attached to this event, with the New York Liberty and Phoenix Mercury set for a 7:30 p.m. start at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Fans looking for entry timing, seating options and purchase links can find them through Barclays Center listings and the teams’ official 2026 schedule pages. (barclayscenter.com)