{"id":203,"date":"2026-05-12T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=203"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:05:10","slug":"the-wait-is-over-phoenix-mercury-open-at-home-on-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=203","title":{"rendered":"The wait is over: Phoenix Mercury open at home on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div>\n<div><p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Phoenix Mercury is ready to take on the Minnesota Lynx tonight in their WNBA season home opener. After 214 days, the X Factor has waited patiently, and this fan base is pumped!<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=198\">Goodyear detective admits he knew about evidence problems months before Cunningham trial<\/a><\/p><p>ABC15 Mornings Anchor Kaley O\u2019Kelley sat down with the Phoenix Mercury&#8217;s sideline reporter Kate Longworth, who says the team this season feels different &#8211; in a good way!<\/p><p>&#8220;The chemistry is more natural than ever, and you could see that on the road this weekend.&#8221;<\/p><p>After a statement win over the defending champion Las Vegas Aces over the weekend, this was a direct rematch of the 2025 Finals. It was also the largest on-the-road win in franchise history for the Mercury.<\/p><div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Phoenix Mercury unveils new court and jerseys for its 30th Season\" class=\"wp-image-201\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f633a54610ca9cc2c85d5f9938880ae2.jpg\" width=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f633a54610ca9cc2c85d5f9938880ae2.jpg 639w, https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f633a54610ca9cc2c85d5f9938880ae2-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Things To Do<\/p>\n<h3>Mercury reveal new jerseys, themed nights, and promotional schedule for 2026<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n      Nicole Gutierrez\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Longworth says Phoenix will bring that momentum to Mortgage Matchup Center on May 12 against the Lynx.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=196\">WATCH: Arizona State University graduates record-breaking class<\/a><\/p><p>The veteran star players who helped Phoenix get to the WNBA Finals last season are back! Alyssa Thomas, Kahleah Copper, and DeWanna Bonner are already doing big things, building trust with the team&#8217;s newest faces.<\/p><p>Coach Nate Tibbetts, who took this team on an unexpected run to the WNBA Finals last season, is also back to lead the Mercury.<\/p><p>Longworth is calling on the X Factor to bring the big and loud fan-based energy to Mortgage Matchup Center again this season.<\/p><p>She says the passionate Mercury fan base here in Arizona makes this one of the hardest places to play in the league!<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=188\">WATCH: Community celebrating legacy of Verrado High School music teacher<\/a><\/p><p>Tipoff on Tuesday is at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Null\" class=\"wp-image-202\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac6d032f816af34018d0e92db7e15524-1024x240.png\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac6d032f816af34018d0e92db7e15524-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac6d032f816af34018d0e92db7e15524-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac6d032f816af34018d0e92db7e15524-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ac6d032f816af34018d0e92db7e15524.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phoenix Mercury is ready to take on the Minnesota Lynx Tuesday night in their WNBA season home opener.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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