Phoenix Mercury guard-forward Kahleah Copper, left, drives to the basket against Las Vegas Aces forward-center Brianna Turner (21) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, in Phoenix, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Minnesota Lynx guard Aari McDonald looks to shoot during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Atlanta Falcons' Bijan Robinson runs during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

A fan holds up a sign in the first half of a WNBA basketball game between the Connecticut Sun and the Toronto Tempo, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

FILE - Connecticut Sun guard Leila Lacan (47) celebrates a play with teammates during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

FILE - Fans show their support for the return to Connecticut of Diana Taurasi as well as the Connecticut Sun, during WNBA basketball team's home opener in Uncasville, Conn., Saturday, May 22, 2004. (AP Photo/John Spivey, File)

FILE - Connecticut Sun's Tina Charles (31), Renee Montgomery (21) and Kara Lawson (20) return to the court after a timeout in the second half of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Fever in Uncasville, Conn., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

FILE - WNBA League President Val Ackerman, left, and Mohegan Tribe Tribal Chairman Mark Brown hold a basketball shirt of the type that will be worn by the WNBA team Connecticut Sun during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)