Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper was named to her first All-WNBA team last year following her inaugural season in The Valley, making her deserving of all the rest she wants.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Copper is notorious for her love for sleep, constantly tweeting about her desire for a good night’s rest.
second sleep hit DIFFERENT.
— Kahleah Copper (@kahleahcopper) January 14, 2025
I wanna sleep for 7weeks.
— Kahleah Copper (@kahleahcopper) October 2, 2022
When it comes to a nap, Copper just doesn’t talk about it: She’s going to get it in whenever she can. That even goes for when she’s in the home of someone she doesn’t even know.
The four-time All-Star selection was featured on the second episode Bleacher Report’s Trophy Room podcast hosted by WNBA all-time great Candace Parker on Thursday. The duo teamed up in 2021 and 2022 on the Chicago Sky, and Parker is no stranger to the Mercury guard’s unapologetic sleeping habits.
She knew about that before she even got to learn Copper as a teammate.
Parker begins to tell a story on the episode about the first time the two met a year prior to Parker signing with her hometown Sky.
“We didn’t talk for like the first month,” Copper said.
Parker quickly corrected her, referring to a previous experience in her own home. Copper’s mind quickly jumped to that instance — a moment she wasn’t even awake for.
“She fell asleep on my couch and did not talk to me,” Parker said.
Copper was at Parker’s house with a teammate for a barbecue. She must’ve missed the memo about socializing, but she didn’t need an invite to eat.
“She wakes up, gets a plate, doesn’t say anything (and) goes back and sits on the couch,” Parker said.
In the Mercury star’s defense, she didn’t know Parker personally, who at that time was one of the biggest names in the WNBA and still one of the most prominent players in the history of women’s basketball. You can’t blame her for any feelings of awkwardness or intimidation rolling up to a 10-time All-WNBA selection’s home.
Sometimes the easiest solution is to just do nothing.
“Y’all don’t think that’s a lot?” Copper said. “Somebody brings you to Candace Parker’s house and then everybody’s just there. I’m like, ‘You know what? I’m going sleep.’”
Eventually Copper would wake up and the two would turn out to be great friends and even better teammates.
Parker signed with the Sky in 2021, teaming up with Copper to bring her home city its first championship. They ironically beat the Mercury in the Finals.
She’d play two seasons in Chicago before playing the final year of her professional basketball career with the Las Vegas Aces. She won her third and final championship with the Aces before calling it quits on a Hall of Fame career after the 2023 season.
Copper left Chicago after seven seasons with the franchise, landing in Phoenix in a blockbuster trade before the start of last season. She earned her fourth All-Star selection and named to All-WNBA Second Team in her first season with the Mercury.
The Valley is looking forward to Copper doing all she did last year and then some to bring the Mercury back to prominence in The W. One thing is for certain: she will be well rested for the season.
“One thing about me, Imma go to sleep,” Copper said.
Mercury star Kahleah Copper achieved massive honor, named to 2024 All-WNBA Second Team
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Reporter Jordyn Bennett covers the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona State, Phoenix area sports and sports related topics. You can follow him on his X account, @j_bennett_live
