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Mercury's Fiery Rivalry Reignites with Fever
5 Jul
Summary
- Mercury faces rivals Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever at home.
- Past games featured technical fouls, ejections, and player suspensions.
- Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas incident sparked fan death threats.
The Phoenix Mercury are concluding a three-game homestand this week, featuring anticipated rematches against the Indiana Fever and a contest against the Chicago Sky. Their schedule includes facing the Sky on Tuesday, July 7, and the Fever on Thursday, July 9, before a road game against the Las Vegas Aces on July 11.
The previous games between the Mercury and the Fever garnered significant attention due to multiple technical fouls, an ejection, and a notable interaction between DeWanna Bonner and Sophie Cunningham. The series ended on a controversial note when Alyssa Thomas was retroactively suspended for an incident involving Caitlin Clark, which Thomas has since detailed as leading to death threats from fans.
Sophie Cunningham has further inflamed the rivalry, claiming on her podcast that unnamed individuals within the Mercury organization share negative sentiments about the current roster. Following this homestand, the Mercury will travel to Las Vegas for their third game against the Aces, who recently competed in the Commissioner's Cup championship.
