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Nigeria’s Murjanatu Musa makes Phoenix Mercury roster for 2025 WNBA season

Nigeria’s Murjanatu Musa makes Phoenix Mercury roster for 2025 WNBA season

Nigeria’s Murjanatu Musa will suit up for the Phoenix Mercury in the 2025 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season after being named in the team’s final roster, Afrosport reports. The Mercury signed Musa to a training camp contract in March after impressing at French club Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, averaging 14.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.6 steals through 17 games. The 25-year-old, a two-time Olympian...

American billionaire agrees $4b takeover of Phoenix Suns & Mercury

American billionaire agrees $4b takeover of Phoenix Suns & Mercury

American billionaire Mat Ishbia has agreed to buy NBA and WNBA teams Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury in a historic deal worth $4 billion. The 42-year-old mortgage executive agreed to a deal in principle with owner Robert Sarver, who has endured a tumultuous tenure after he was suspended for racist and sexist behaviour. Ishbia graduated from Michigan State University, where he played on the team...