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<\/p>\nMIAMI \u2014 Natasha Cloud is happy to have an escape from New York\u2019s brutal winters.<\/p>\n
The wind tunnels and snow won\u2019t find her in Miami, where she returned for the second WNBA offseason to play in Unrivaled.<\/p>\n
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Cloud can wear her cropped Phantom tee without needing to layer up on the walk from one building on Unrivaled\u2019s campus to another.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been great,\u201d Cloud told The Post on Saturday after shootaround. \u201cWe have a really good team. We have good chemistry and energy in our locker room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cloud is fully back after having what she described as a \u201clittle \u2026 cleanup\u201d procedure on her left knee.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t something that affected my playing,\u201d Cloud said. But she decided to have the arthroscopy procedure to address pain \u2014 the result of years of wear and tear on her body from playing and training \u2014 that had been bothering her.<\/p>\n
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Cloud, 33, spent the early parts of the WNBA offseason rehabbing in New York, where she also played tourist with her partner and Liberty teammate Isabelle Harrison.<\/p>\n
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Breeze BC guard Paige Bueckers (5) drives forward defended by Phantom BC wing Natasha Cloud (15) in their Unrivaled 3-on-3 basketball game, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. AP<\/p>\n
She received the thumbs up from trainers last month to play at Unrivaled, though she said she\u2019s being mindful of her body while adjusting to the speedy pace and stop-and-go nature of Unrivaled\u2019s style of play.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just been building up my muscles,\u201d Cloud said.<\/p>\n
Overall, though, Cloud welcomed the change of scenery and a return to a schedule centered on basketball, especially in light of the uncertainty that surrounds the 2026 WNBA season as contentious negotiations<\/a> for a new collective bargaining agreement continue.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n She doesn\u2019t want to spend too much energy or time thinking about what the future holds.<\/p>\n How can she? Everything remains in flux until a new CBA is done<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI just want the CBA negotiated so we can even get there,\u201d Cloud said. \u201cThat\u2019s the annoying part is people ask us, like, \u2018Oh, what are your plans? And it\u2019s like, \u2018We can\u2019t even plan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n New York Liberty guard Natasha Cloud (9) reacts after scoring a 3-point basket during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Sparks at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Heather Khalifa for the NY Post<\/p>\n The entire WNBA landscape could change with well over 100 free agents<\/a>, including Cloud, set to become available.<\/p>\n![\"New](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e41aba49e4e8dc6e323d8f49afd5ec13.jpeg\"\/)
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