The WNBA All-Star Game is this weekend, which gives teams a break. Then, it is right back to work for the Phoenix Mercury.

WNBA players rated the Phoenix Mercury as the league's best-run franchise, according to a poll conducted by The Athletic. State of play: In the anonymous poll of 39 players from all 13 franchises — no rookies were included to best represent veterans' views — 28.6% of respondents picked the Mercury.

Former Lufkin Lady Panther Natasha Mack hauled down 13 rebounds in the Phoenix Mercury’s 79-66 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday.

WNBA players on Friday called for a reassessment of the league's demanding schedule, highlighting injury concerns after three players, including Indiana Fever sharpshooter Caitlin Clark, were ruled out of this weekend's All-Star Game.

So, for which franchises do players most want to compete? And what do they think about a host of topics around the league, like who is the league’s best player, where should expansion head, who is the face of the league and what issues are important in the next collective bargaining agreement?

A three-part documentary about retired WNBA star Diana Taurasi is scheduled for release on Prime Video starting Aug. 7, according to a trailer released by the streaming platform.

Even though Diana Taurasi has retired, the WNBA's biggest trash talker remains in Phoenix. Taurasi held down the honor for the past two years, but now it's Mercury star Alyssa Thomas' turn. Thomas now holds the baton as the league's No. 1 trash talker, according to her peers in an anonymous poll from The Athletic.

WNBA players surveyed in a recent poll by The Athletic's <a href=" Pickman and Sabreena Merchant believe union representatives should focus on advocating for higher player salaries when negotiating the league's next CBA.