The WNBA released its WNBA Schedule on Tuesday; the Phoenix Mercury will open the season on Friday, May 19, in Los Angeles against the Sparks.
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Phoenix’s home opener will be on May 21 against the Chicago Sky. Then, the Mercury closes the season with a home and home against the defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, on September 8th and 10th. Each team will play a record-high 40 games.
Last season the Mercury finished 15-21 and made the playoffs, where they lost to the Aces. Phoenix dealt with a lot last season with the Brittney Griner situation and injuries. Down the stretch of the season, they played without Diana Taurasi because of a quad strain, and Skylar Diggins-Smith was out due to personal reasons.
This upcoming season has some question marks; Taurasi will be a free agent and still wants to play at the age of 39. In addition, Diggins-Smith announced in October that she is expecting her second child.
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