Liberty City Salamanders

The Liberty City Salamanders are a female professional basketball team based in Liberty City.

Description
They sponsor the "Lethal Car Accident of the Day" on Weazel News. The Salamanders' slogan is "Begging you to actually come out and watch a game!" implying that the Salamanders entertain sparse crowds whenever they play, as is the common assumption with the real-world.

In Grand Theft Auto IV, Gordon Sargent wears a white Salamanders sweater under his vest, and Bas Rutten wears a green Salamanders jersey on The Men's Room show.

Franklin Clinton in Grand Theft Auto V owns a green Salamanders jersey and the Street Punks in Los Santos are commonly seen wearing their clothing.

Influence
Their real world equivalent is the. However, their logo and name seems inspired by the NBA's.

There is a ticket which shows a game in which they played against the Liberty City Penetrators; this would be incredibly odd, as it is rare for a men's sports team to play against a women's sports team. It's possible that the team was retconned as a men's basketball team, being a stand-in for the.

The Salamanders may also be a reference to the New Jersey Swamp Dragons, which was a rebranding that the New Jersey Nets considered.

The Salamanders paraphernalia, such as the bobblehead's jersey in GTA V and GTA Online, bear some resemblance to the Seattle Supersonics.

Trivia

 * Despite being a female sports team, they are represented by a male player on a bobblehead that can be added via customization of certain cars in Grand Theft Auto Online.