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When the Phoenix Mercury signed Haley Jones, many, including herself, knew it would be short-lived. The contract itself was a hardship contract and was used for injuries. After all, Kahleah Copper, Alyssa Thomas, and Natasha Mack were all out. However, when the team released Jones on Sunday, it signaled the beginning of a possible return […]

The Phoenix Mercury have a new Big 3, and it doesn’t include Diana Taurasi or Brittney Griner. It will be Kahleah Copper, Alyssa Thomas, and Satou Sabally are carrying the mantle. After Taurasi retired from the Mercury and the WNBA, her footprint will forever be left on the franchise. As a result, she’s been keeping […]

The Phoenix Mercury losing Kahleah Copper wasn’t on their agenda. It also wasn’t on Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas’s radar. After all, the three were destined to be one of the WNBA’s top Big 3. Despite battling a back injury throughout training camp, a nagging knee injury resurfaced. Since Unrivaled, the All-WNBA guard has dealt […]

The Phoenix Mercury received two pivotal injury updates before their season opener versus the Seattle Storm. Those two players? Kahleah Copper and Natasha Mack. Both players were dealing with respective knee and back injuries. However, Copper underwent arthroscopic surgery on her left knee, which will keep her sidelined for four to six weeks. Meanwhile, Mack […]

The Phoenix Mercury are preparing to play the Seattle Storm on Saturday night in their season opener. However, Phoenix will be without two important players, according to Suns/Mercury beat reporter Hayden Cilley of ClutchPoints. “Brutal injury news for the Mercury: Kahleah Copper underwent a successful left knee arthroscopy. Her timetable for return is approximately four […]

As the Phoenix Mercury approach their final preseason game on Sunday, Kahleah Copper is out against the Golden State Valkyries with a back injury. The second-year Phoenix guard had the same injury diagnosis on Tuesday, before their game against the Las Vegas Aces. In that game, Copper’s rise reflects the Mercury’s 2025 culture. Here’s everything […]

Part of the reason the New York Liberty took the leap from contender to champion in 2024 was because the team vastly improved its bench over the previous season. For New York to repeat as WNBA champs, its new-look bench will have to prove itself too. As the preseason rolls on, second-year guard Marquesha Davis […]

A new identity is upon the Phoenix Mercury in 2025. Although Kahleah Copper remains with the team, they brought in Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally, and swapped out Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. With the new era in Phoenix and the WNBA preseason underway, ESPN published a list of its Top 25 players in the […]

Stories come and go in the WNBA. In a league full of talented women, Phoenix Mercury star Kahleah Copper finds herself in the thick of the conversation with the top players in the world. With a WNBA Finals MVP, an Olympic Gold Medal, and many other accolades to her name, she’s one of the best […]

The first day of the Phoenix Mercury’s training camp concluded with bright smiles and a sense of camaraderie. For second-year Phoenix star Kahleah Copper, she is ready for life after Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. After the latter signed with the Atlanta Dream and Taurasi retired from the WNBA, there are more eyes on the […]

With the WNBA expansion draft only weeks away, the league is prepared to add the Golden State Valkyries. However, each team can have players stripped away at any moment. For the Phoenix Mercury, they should look to preserve two players; Kahleah Copper and Natasha Cloud. For starters, Copper had a career year with the Mercury. […]

Kahleah Copper had a career year in her first season with the Phoenix Mercury, which was ultimately highlighted by her first career All-WNBA selection. Copper made the All-WNBA second team, joining Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones, Arike Ogunbowale, and Nneka Ogwumike. The Phoenix guard was planning on staying with the Chicago Sky before Copper was traded […]

With the 2024 WNBA Playoffs around the corner, the No. 7 seed Phoenix Mercury are set to take on the No. 2 seed Minnesota Lynx in the first round of the playoffs. With it possibly being Diana Taurasi’s final season with the Mercury, the matchup could weigh more. Although the Mercury and Lynx are separated […]

The Phoenix Mercury secured the No. 7 seed on Tuesday and their ticket into the 2024 WNBA playoffs with some major outside help. Following the Las Vegas Aces’ 90-71 win over the Chicago Sky and the Mercury’s 74-66 win over the Atlanta Dream, Kahleah Copper found her scoring touch once again. The former Rutgers standout […]

The Phoenix Mercury reintroduced some major problems to their success after a three-game losing streak. Phoenix also added more history with its 33rd technical foul of the season. This is the second straight game that they have had three technical fouls in a contest. Before the matchup, Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts believed that there […]

The Phoenix Mercury will resume their second half of eh 2024 WNBA season against the Chicago Sky on Thursday night. One of the most notable occurrences will be the return of WNBA champion and Sky star Kahleah Copper. The Sky traded Copper to the Mercury in February of 2024, and the star guard got brutally […]

The Team USA women’s basketball team came away with a 67-66 win in the Gold Medal Game over France on Sunday, and Kahleah Copper was a standout performer. After the game A’ja Wilson had a blunt take to describe Copper’s performance to help Team USA come away with the win. “That b***h!” A’ja Wilson said […]

PHOENIX – When the Olympics get underway towards the end of the week, Team USA will have three players from the Phoenix Mercury on their roster in Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi and Kahleah Copper. This will be Taurasi’s sixth time competing for a gold medal and Griner’s third time, while this is Copper’s first selection. […]

The Phoenix Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx in absolutely exciting fashion Friday as it came down to star Kahleah Copper who got her named called to hit the winning three-point shot. However, Copper revealed after the game that the original plan coming out of the timeout looked different than what resulted on the court. Right […]

As the 2024 WNBA season progresses, several players have emerged as breakout stars, captivating fans with their exceptional on-court performances. Leading this impressive group is Seattle Storm’s Ezi Magbegor, who has been instrumental in her team’s early success. Alongside Magbegor, Phoenix Mercury’s Kahleah Copper, Dallas Wings’ Arike Ogunbowale,  Los Angeles Sparks’ Dearica Hamby and Minnesota […]

The Phoenix Mercury made a few key roster moves this offseason, one of which was the addition of Kahleah Copper. Copper was acquired by the Mercury in a trade with the Chicago Sky in a deal that also included Morgan Bertsch heading to Phoenix and Michaela Onyenwere and Brianna Turner going to the Sky. The […]

Kahleah Copper, the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP, shared her candid thoughts on the unexpected trade that sent her from the Chicago Sky to the Phoenix Mercury. The trade, involving four draft picks and two players in exchange for Copper, comes just five months after she inked a two-year extension with the Sky. Copper, speaking publicly […]

The WNBA just grabbed people’s attention with a trade from out of nowhere, as the Phoenix Mercury have reportedly acquired on Monday star guard-forward Kahleah Copper from the Chicago Sky,per WNBA insider Khristina Williams. “BREAKING: The Chicago Sky is trading Kahleah Copper to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for players and draft pick compensation, sources […]

The Chicago Sky had a tough 2023 WNBA season. They had to navigate the abrupt departure of head coach James Wade in the middle of the season, finished with a record of 18-22 and squeaked into the playoffs only to be swept by the Las Vegas Aces in the first round. The Sky have new […]

Kahleah Copper, the renowned WNBA star with the Chicago Sky, is returning to her roots. Rutgers University, where Copper’s basketball journey began, is welcoming her back, not as a student-athlete but as an assistant coach of the women’s basketball team. Copper, who made her mark at Rutgers from 2012 to 2016 under coach C. Vivian […]

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper was brutally honest following the Sky’s 87-59 Game 1 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday. “I don’t think we were disciplined in our offense,” Copper said, via ESPN’s Michael Voepel and Alexa Philippou. “We let them disrupt us and kind of rattle us a little bit. I need to […]

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper agreed to a multi-year contract extension with Chicago, the Sky announced in a Sunday release. “Chicago has been everything I could’ve asked for and more over the past seven seasons,” Copper said in Sunday’s release. “This is where I’ve grown as a player, as a person, and where I’m proud to say […]

The Chicago Sky would have had two chances to lock up a playoff berth. With their final two regular season games against the Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun, they just needed one win to hold off the Los Angeles Sparks and grab the eighth and final playoff spot. Rather than leave things up to chance, […]

The Chicago Sky lost 79-73 to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night, brining their losing streak to five games, and the team is now out of a playoff spot, 1.5 games back of the Los Angeles Sparks, who have started to play better as of late. Sky star Kahleah Copper spoke about what the team […]

Kahleah Copper of the Chicago Sky has turned it up since the All-Star break, just as she said she would, and she is motivated to continue that and help the Sky make the playoffs this season. “When I said I was going to another level, I was for real,” Kahleah Copper said, via Annie Costabile […]

After becoming a minority owner of the Chicago Sky, former NBA superstar and Utah Jazz part-owner Dwyane Wade has enabled himself to be a fixture of a franchise that won a championship just two years ago. One that has the opportunity to reclaim their status with a talented team led by star wing Kahleah Copper. […]

Chicago Sky forward Kahleah Copper was listed as “available” on the Sky’s injury update before the Sky take on the Washington Mystics at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC. Today's Game Status Report: Kahleah Copper — AVAILABLEMorgan Bertsch — PROBABLE (Ankle)Isabelle Harrison — OUT (Knee)Ruthy Hebard — OUT (Maternity Return)Rebekah Gardner — OUT (Foot)Kristine Anigwe — […]

The Chicago Sky have been dealing with a short-handed roster for the first few weeks of the 2023 WNBA season. Two players who were expected to be key rotation players in second-year wing Rebekah Gardner and rookie Morgan Bertsch both suffered injuries early in the season and are currently sidelined. Ruthy Hebard is currently out […]

The Chicago Sky recently defeated the New York Liberty in a thrilling 86-82 affair. Chicago rebounded after trailing New York by 19 points in the second quarter to earn the victory. Kahleah Copper led the Sky with 27 points on 10-17 shooting from the field and 5-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Copper commented on […]

The WNBA’s first-ever game in Canada proved to be an overwhelming success. The Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-74 Saturday at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena in a preseason matchup. The WNBA Canada game set preseason records across the board. The Sky-Lynx game set WNBA preseason records for attendance, merchandise and viewership, according to the league. […]

The Chicago Sky obliterated the New York Liberty by a final score of 100-62 on Saturday. Candace Parker and the Sky set a new WNBA record in the lop-sided affair, as their 38-point margin of victory is the largest of all-time in the league, per Bleacher Report. The win was crucial for the Sky who […]

As the Chicago Sky look to prevent elimination in the first round of the WNBA playoffs at the hands of the New York Liberty, their fortunes took a nosedive after Kahleah Copper suffered an injury in practice. According to Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times, Copper went down on a non-contact injury and was holding […]

Later this week, the 2022 WNBA Playoffs get underway and so does the Chicago Sky’s campaign to repeat as WNBA champions. The team will make their eighth postseason appearance in the last ten years in the 2022 WNBA Playoffs. Do the Sky have what it takes to win again? First, let’s look at the 2022 […]

WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper has made her decision on where she will play next season. After winning a title with the Chicago Sky, Copper is returning to the Windy City to run it back and try to win another championship. Via Rachel Galligan: WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper is returning to the Chicago Sky […]