Las Vegas hosts Phoenix on Friday to open the WNBA Finals. Which team's big three plays the best will win the title.

On Sunday night, the Phoenix Mercury eliminated the No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx with an 86-81 win in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals to make it back to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2021. Minnesota was without star Napheesa Collier (left foot injury) and coach Cheryl Reeve, who was suspended for one game.

Napheesa Collier called out the WNBA's Cathy Engelbert after she was sidelined with an injury during the Lynx's playoff exit. She also demanded more consistent officiating.

Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve has been fined $15,000 by the WNBA for her comments and conduct after her team's Game 3 semifinal loss to the Phoenix Mercury, a person familiar with the penalty tells.

With Game 5 of the semifinals between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces set for this Tuesday night, the WNBA is making headlines for the wrong reasons. During Game 3 of the Minnesota Lynx's playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury,

The Phoenix Mercury came back from an early fourth-quarter deficit to hand the Minnesota Lynx a surprising loss in Game 3.