The Phoenix Mercury are in the final month of the season and are vying to lock in a playoff berth.
The Mercury will head to Los Angeles to face the Sparks for the penultimate meeting of the season on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. The Mercury are 2-0 against the Sparks and can win the season series in this meeting.
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Forward Cameron Brink will face the Mercury for the first time this season after she missed half of the season recovering from her ACL injury. Brink averaged 1.9 blocks in her first nine games back, adding another frontcourt threat.
The game will be shown locally on Arizona’s Family Sports and nationally on NBA TV.
The Mercury will return to PHX Arena for a three-game homestand, including the final meeting against the Chicago Sky on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. The Mercury have won all three contests against the Sky.
Although the Sky are near the bottom of the WNBA standings, Angel Reese is having a productive season in her second year. Reese missed seven games with a back injury, but stayed tied, as of Aug. 20, with Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas and Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson for the most double-doubles (17) this season.
Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally (0) puts a shot up past Los Angeles Sparks guard Sarah Ashlee Barker (13) during the fourth quarter at PHX Arena in Phoenix, on May 21, 2025.
The game will be shown locally on Arizona’s Family Sports and nationally on Prime Video.
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The Mercury then host the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty on Saturday, Aug. 30. Phoenix leads the season series 2-1.
The Liberty hope to have forward Breanna Stewart return from a knee injury by the end of August, which means the Mercury could face the All-Star and two-time MVP.
Without Stewart, the Liberty have turned to free agent signee Emma Meesseman, who averaged 15.0 points in eight starts.
The game will be shown locally on Arizona’s Family 3TV and nationally on NBA TV.
The Mercury will end the homestand with the Indiana Fever on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix Mercury visit Sparks before 3-game homestand
