Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbets had some choice words for the officials after he was ejected in the third quarter of Game 4 of the WNBA Finals against the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night.

Satou Sabally was out with a concussion and Alyssa Thomas was basically playing with one arm. Even so, the feisty Phoenix Mercury had one more run left in these WNBA Finals.

The Indiana Fever made it back-to-back trips to the WNBA playoffs this season following a seven-year stretch of postseason-less basketball. This is despite the fact that Caitlin Clark played only 13 games in 2025 due to multiple injuries.

A frustrating first half on Friday ended in apparent injury for Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas. But the six-time WNBA All-Star, who rarely misses a moment on the court, returned to start the second half of WNBA Finals Game 4 after a shoulder scare that had fans everywhere holding their breath.

The Aces became WNBA champions Friday after they completed a 4-0 sweep of the Mercury during the league's first best-of-seven Finals series. As Phoenix tried to make a second-half comeback to save its season,