A franchise that, not that long ago, was toiling in the suburbs of New York City in front a few thousand people, at best, but has ridden the surge of WNBA popularity to achieve superteam status and collect some of the most talented players on the planet, is now the 2024 WNBA champion.

Sports fans across the Tri-State Area are celebrating the New York Liberty's first WNBA Finals championship. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.

The New York Liberty are the champions of the Women’s National Basketball Association after defeating the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night, 67-62 in overtime, in Game 5 of the best-of-five series. It is the first championship in franchise history for the Liberty,