Eyebrows were raised around the WNBA when Phoenix Mercury star Satou Sabally was ruled out of Sunday's game against the Chicago Sky. Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts refused to go into detail as to why his All-Star forward did not play in Phoenix's 83-67 win over Chicago, remarking only that the absence was due to " personal reasons ."

Satou Sabally is expected to return for the Mercury on Tuesday after missing Sunday's game for a personal absence.

Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts announced that forward Satou Sabally will be sidelined for an unspecified amount of time due to “personal reasons”