The New York Liberty announced that coach Sandy Brondello's contract was not being renewed on Tuesday, four days after the defending champions were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

"We would like to thank Sandy Brondello for her everlasting impact," Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb said in a statement.

"Sandy finishes her tenure in New York as the winningest coach in franchise history, and she took us to never-before-seen heights as the first head coach to lead the Liberty to a championship. We wish Sandy the very best in her next chapter."

After leading the Liberty to their first WNBA championship last year, the team struggled with injuries to Breanna Stewart , Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu . They earned the No. 5 seed in the playoffs but lost their first-round series

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