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From the moment Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally joined the Phoenix Mercury, Kahleah Copper was in elite company. Together, the three of them create a death lineup that could take the league by storm. However, Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Aces marked the first time all three players played together this season. After all, […]

The Phoenix Mercury got a huge boost on Saturday when it was announced that star guard Kahleah Copper would make her 2025 WNBA season debut after rehabbing from a knee injury, as per Aya Abdeen of Ballislife. The announcement comes on the heels of another big return for the Mercury in star forward Alyssa Thomas […]

Angel Reese has been making plenty of headlines in her sophomore season with the Chicago Sky, but now she has caught the attention of one of the league’s most versatile stars. Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally recently joined Lisa Leslie’s podcast Between the Lines, where she gave Reese a compliment that speaks volumes about her […]

Even though the Phoenix Mercury took down the Dallas Wings on Wednesday, the WNBA didn’t seem to do its due diligence. In a 2:20 video clip on X (formerly Twitter), the league posted a highlight compilation that left Kahleah Copper irate. When we won the game but don’t have a single highlight in the 2:24 recap […]

PHOENIX — Alyssa Thomas’s return to the Phoenix Mercury spoiled Dallas Wings rookie phenom Paige Bueckers’s best game of her WNBA career. The latter posted 35 points and put the Wings on her back. However, the Mercury picked up their seventh win of the season. On the night, Thomas posted a double-double with 11 points […]

The Phoenix Mercury are off to a 6-4 start to their season. Despite being without All-Star forward Alyssa Thomas for five games with a calf injury, Phoenix has survived. While some of that is thanks to Satou Sabally emerging as one of the team’s leaders, the morale around the team is another big reason. After […]

The Phoenix Mercury got off to a hot start this WNBA season and are clearly a playoff contender through one month of play. As it stands, the Mercury are sitting at 6-4 despite multiple injuries to top players, including Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper. On Tuesday, Phoenix got an encouraging update on one of those […]

PHOENIX– Days after ESPN released their favorites for the Coach of the Year, Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts had no time for the chatter. “A lot of people weren’t happy when I came to the league last year… We haven’t done s**t. I haven’t done anything… It is what it is.” Mercury coach Nate […]

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 […]

PHOENIX– Although Satou Sabally made headlines for the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday, she also made headlines for a more positive reason. Her shoes. During Saturday’s game, she debuted her custom shoes. While the kicks themselves were fellow Adidas athlete Donovan Mitchell’s, these shoes were Sabally’s, and then some. For instance, she has the names of […]

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury are currently playing nine games in 18 days, and it has left Satou Sabally in complete shock. As a WNBPA representative, Sabally has been adamant that changes are necessary. After the Mercury have dealt with a flurry of injuries, some of it is attributed to how many games they’ve played […]

PHOENIX– A side-step, step-back three from Lexi Held left the PHX Arena unglued with 1:10 left in the fourth quarter, along with her Phoenix Mercury teammates. They immediately gave chest bumps, high-fives, and the momentum shifted to the Mercury. As a result, the Mercury’s 86-77 victory left Held with 24 points. Although she didn’t remember […]

During her much-anticipated WNBA rookie debut, Phoenix Mercury guard Megan McConnell had to be carried off the court with devastating news awaiting her. The younger sister of Indiana Pacers guard TJ McConnell suffered a right knee injury in her first game, an 88-65 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, which will keep her sidelined for at least […]

First, there was Reggie and Cheryl Miller. Now, there is TJ and Megan McConnell as the next basketball brother-sister/duo. On Wednesday, Megan signed a WNBA contract with the Phoenix Mercury to attend training camp.  Before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, TJ of the Indiana Pacers arrived at the arena wearing his sisters’ jersey. All […]

Injuries, players leaving for Eurobasket, and a myriad of other things have Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts’s head on a swivel. As a result, he’s looked to players like Haley Jones, Megan McConnell, and Murjanatu Musa for support. Tibbetts was brutally honest about the challenge of integrating new players immediately into the teams. Phoenix […]

With the 2025 WNBA season underway, the Phoenix Mercury are off to one of their best starts in franchise history at 5-2. The team is doing so amid multiple injuries, including a recent one to star forward Alyssa Thomas. To help keep up with the injury report, the Mercury made a couple of quick roster […]

An 18-point comeback showcased the Phoenix Mercury’s grit, tenacity, and defensive approach. As the Mercury missed Alyssa Thomas and two other starters, one element remained for Kathryn Westbeld, Satou Sabally, and head coach Nate Tibbetts. “Defense. The answer is always defense,” Sabally said postgame. “With that, I think the first half, we weren’t ourselves in any […]

Satou Sabally and the Phoenix Mercury began the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup with an 85-80 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night. In 32 minutes of action, Sabally was aggressive on the offensive side of the ball. She finished with a stat line of 24 points, nine rebounds, four steals, and two assists. She […]

With Alyssa Thomas being on the injury report and not being on the Phoenix Mercury’s two-game road trip, the team signed former Atlanta Dream first-round pick Haley Jones to a hardship contract. Jones was previously with the Dream. She was in all 40 games and had 24 starts. In those games, she averaged 3.9 points, […]

The Phoenix Mercury have been off to a strong start to the 2025 WNBA season. With a record of 4-2, the Mercury have been powered by their major offseason acquisitions. But heading into their Sunday game against the Los Angeles Sparks, the Mercury are still dealing with an injury to star forward Alyssa Thomas. Coming […]

PHOENIX– The Minnesota Lynx were nearly tamed by the Phoenix Mercury on Friday in a hectic finish. Thanks to Kalani Brown and Sami Whitcomb, Phoenix was in the game for a full 40 minutes against the league’s only undefeated team. The 74-71 loss was indicative of how close the game was and how valuable the […]

When Diana Taurasi retired from the Phoenix Mercury, she left behind an illustrious legacy. It was one that Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve played a smart part in. For starters, the duo were a part of the 2024 USA Women’s National Team in Paris. That team convincingly won a gold medal, despite Taurasi not […]

PHOENIX– The last two Phoenix Mercury games have resulted in two wins, but neither head coach Nate Tibbetts nor star forward Satou Sabally seems pleased. Although Tibbetts was nervous about the Mercury’s start to the season, those nerves have been tossed to the wayside. As a result, he’s shifted his focus to what the star […]

PHOENIX– Even though the Phoenix Mercury are 4-1 to start the season, it wasn’t what head coach Nate Tibbetts expected when Kahleah Copper went down with an injury. Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts confessed going into the first game he was worried how the Mercury would create offense without Kahleah Copper, but he said he’s […]

Five games in, and Alyssa Thomas is already making history for the Phoenix Mercury. After Thomas was traded to the Mercury, she made it clear that there’s one goal in mind: a championship. In the process of doing so, she’s likely to make history, and that’s exactly what she did against the Chicago Sky on […]

The WNBA’s investigation into the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky was left as unsubstantiated. The investigation involved acts of racism portrayed at the Fever’s game against the Sky during the season opener. However, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas was not pleased with the outcome. As someone who endured the ruthless words of WNBA fans last […]

The May 27 faceoff between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury seems like a normal regular-season game on the surface, but for Kathryn and Maddy Westbeld, it marks a special moment in both WNBA history and their personal connection. The W’s only current pair of sisters will be taking the court against one another for […]

Does defense win championships? Perhaps Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts feels that way. However, defense helped the Phoenix Mercury take care of business against the Washington Mystics on Sunday. It was a brutal game from both sides. After all, the Mystics made head-shaking WNBA history with 30 turnovers (18 in the first half), while the […]

PHOENIX– Opportunities come in all forms for WNBA players. For rookie Monique Akoa Makani, she’s been thrown into the fire. After the Mercury had two injury updates to open the season, Makani has been the starting point guard. During that time, she was tasked with guarding Skylar Diggins and Kelsey Plum. Both of those guards […]

Kitija Laksa’s birthday dream came true on Wednesday. After the Mercury star was a likely X-factor, the team celebrated her birthday with a cake and sang “Happy Birthday” after the team’s morning shootaround. However, Laksa’s availability was in question on Wednesday night. She recently finished her playoff series in Italy and made the trip back […]

For all the hype surrounding Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings veteran Arike Ogunbowale is succeeding on her terms. So much so that she has etched her place among the WNBA greats on Wednesday.  Though the Wings lost to the Minnesota Lynx 85-81 to start the year 0-3, Ogubowale achieved quite a feat. She matched Diana Taurasi […]

Two players are officially part of the Phoenix Mercury roster, and those players are Kitija Laksa and Murjanatu Musa. Both players were overseas, with Italy and France, respectively. While Laksa was on the bench for Saturday’s game due to her contract being partially suspended, her contract was reinstated on Monday. Meanwhile, Musa’s contract was never […]

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 walls are seemingly closing in on the Phoenix Suns’ front office. Last Friday, a former employee filed a lawsuit against the Suns, alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. That employee was Gene Traylor, the Suns’ safety, security, and risk management director. Now, Suns’ CEO, Josh Bartelstein, is facing allegations that he had an affair with WNBA […]

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 got the 2025 WNBA season started off on a good note. Phoenix dominated Seattle in a 81-59 victory on Saturday night. The Mercury got everything they could have hoped for from their new star player Satou Sabally. Sabally had a dominating performance in her first regular season game with the Mercury. She […]

PHOENIX — Chemistry is an ongoing concept in basketball, especially for the Phoenix Mercury. After all, the Mercury had two crucial injury updates for Saturday’s home opener. Luckily, they had superstars Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally to lean on. The duo posted 20 and 27 points, respectively, in the 81-59 rout of the Seattle Storm. […]

Alyssa Thomas impressed in her season debut throughout Saturday’s game between the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm. In 30 minutes of action, Thomas finished with 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals. She shot 8-of-13 from the field and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line. It marked her first career game with the Mercury […]

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 […]