Brittney Griner's highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country's invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason.
It was a big night for Chelsea Gray scoring 20 points to lead the Las Vegas Aces to their first WNBA title, in a 78-71 win over the Connecticut Sun and named WNBA Finals' MVP.
Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Connecticut Sun overcame an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, beating the Chicago Sky 72-63 in the decisive fifth game of the semifinal series and advancing to the WNBA Finals.
Jonquel Jones led a sweep of three major WNBA awards for Connecticut, earning MVP honors hours before the Sun opened their best-of-five playoff series against Chicago.
Breanna Stewart scored 22 points to help the Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 89-66. The Storm improved their lead atop the WNBA standings over the second-place Sun to 1 1/2 games.
Sue Bird scored 21 points, Jewell Loyd had 19 points, eight rebounds, as the Seattle Storm handed the Connecticut Sun their first loss of the season with a 90-87 win.
Alyssa Thomas scored 22 points to lead a balanced Connecticut offense and the Sun opened the WNBA semifinals with an 84-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.