Posts by Jesse Morrison

Monique Akoa Makani celebrates making a 3-pointer while teammates celebrate behind her.

How a rookie quartet is powering Phoenix Mercury playoff push

September 3, 2025

A closer look at the first seasons of Monique Akoa Makani, Kathryn Westbeld, Lexi Held and Kitija Laksa

Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas looks to make a pass against the Washington Mystics.

Alyssa Thomas makes triple-double history against Fever

August 8, 2025

Kathryn Westbeld: “They don’t call her the engine for no reason”

Two Phoenix Mercury fans holding signs that say "Thank You BG" (left) and "This Is Mercury Basketball" (right) with purple and orange graphics and photos of Brittney Griner.

Sights and sounds: Mercury fans show Brittney Griner love in return to Phoenix

July 24, 2025

Griner: ‘I said I was going to hold my tears to the end, but they got me, they got me a little bit’

Courtney Williams wearing Moolah Kicks

What makes a basketball shoe the right one? WNBA players share their thoughts

July 8, 2025

Sabrina Ionescu: ‘I just think the game’s evolved’

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and a panel of guests speak in front of a large screen announcing the WNBA Golden State expansion franchise. The screen has a black-and-white photo of a basketball with the text "Golden State," an "x," and the WNBA's logo in white.

Cathy Engelbert teases more WNBA growth, mum on details for media rights, expansion

July 21, 2024

“These deals will be historic and a significant step forward.”

Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray grins as she high-fives Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham.

‘Dinner on me’: How Allisha Gray swept WNBA 3-Point Contest, Skills Challenge

July 20, 2024

Gray joins short list of players to win both contests, is first to do it in the same year

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark shoots a right-handed jump shot as a Washington Mystics defender is late to close out.

Clark, Taurasi and Copper explain why they opted out of WNBA 3-Point Contest

July 19, 2024

Clark: ‘There’s going to be plenty of opportunities for me to do that’

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner holds up four fingers with a confused look on her face.

Eight-time All-Star Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

March 31, 2024

The move was unsurprising after Griner insisted in September that she’d be back

Chicago Sky wing Kahleah Copper drives baseline from the corner, while Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin runs alongside her with an arm in front of Copper to try to keep up

3 takeaways from Kahleah Copper’s and Natasha Cloud’s Phoenix Mercury introductions

February 26, 2024

Cloud: ’Phoenix is that new team that is investing into not only their organizations but into their players both on and off the court’

Chicago Sky guard Kahleah Copper drives to the basket against Connecticut Sun center Jonquel Jones during a WNBA semifinals game at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Sept. 28, 2021

The pros and cons of the Phoenix Mercury’s trade for Kahleah Copper

February 6, 2024

‘The opportunity to add a player of Kahleah’s caliber in the prime of her career is rare’ said Phoenix’s GM