Kahleah Copper leads the Phoenix Mercury against the Portland Fire coming out of the 2026 FIBA World Cup Gold Medal run.
The Phoenix Mercury (14-26) entered the FIBA World Cup break with a win. Before that, they had lost four in a row and seven of the last eight overall. One of those losses came to the Portland Fire (16-24) at home in a thriller on Diana Taurasi’s jersey retirement night. Portland has struggled after a 6-4 start to their return to the WNBA season. Over the last 30 games, Portland has gone just 10-20 overall. Kahleah Copper is coming off a gold medal run with Team USA in Germany during the 2026 FIBA World Cup. She scored 13 points in the semifinals and 15 points on 5-9 shooting in the championship game to help Team USA win its fifth straight FIBA World Cup.
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Game Date: Thursday, Sep. 17, 2026
Game Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
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